FNUS76 KMFR 020550
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CURRAN 6H 8H...USFS UMPQUA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1050 PM PDT WED MAY 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...OFFSHORE FLOW WEAKENS AS THE THERMAL TROUGH DEEPENS
INLAND TODAY...DEEPENING ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT...THEN SPREADING
INLAND AGAIN FRIDAY WITH A PATTERN SIMILAR TO TODAY'S. LOW
PRESSURE DEEPENS ALONG THE CASCADES CREST ALLOWING THE MORE USUAL
UP-VALLEY FLOW IN THE AFTERNOONS...BUT WEAKER THAN USUAL.
UNSEASONABLY WARM, DRY WEATHER IS LIKELY TO BE WITH US AT LEAST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE...
                    THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

 SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR SURFACE. (TOP OF INVERSION
                    AROUND 4500 FEET.)
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES
REQUESTED BY...ERIC RISDAL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130502.CURRA.01/MFR