FNUS76 KMFR 291539
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEMLOCK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
839 AM PDT MON APR 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA
TODAY BUT THIN HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AS THE REMNANTS OF A
WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE THROUGH. THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL
ALSO BE COOLER AND CLOSER TO NORMAL VALUES. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS NORTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND A THERMAL TROF
WILL DEVELOP WEST OF THE BURN AREA. WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME
AT NIGHT...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO NORTH LATE
IN THE EVENING...THEN NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. DRY WEATHER
CONTINUES TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY WITH CONTINUED OFFSHORE WINDS.
A NEW WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO
FRIDAY WITH VERY WARM AND DRY WEATHER LIKELY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS
                    5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 18 TO 28 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO NORTHEAST
                    2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 22 MPH...DECREASING TO 8 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH
                    10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 18 TO 24 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-34.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS 69 TO 74. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS 74 TO 79. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...LELAND HUNTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130429.HEMLO.02/MFR