FNUS76 KMFR 092253
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEN HORSE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
332 PM PDT THU MAY 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 PDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE EARLY THIS
EVENING AND END SHORTLY AFTER DARK. THE AIR MASS WILL CHANGE LITTLE
FRIDAY...THEREFORE WE CAN EXPECT MUCH OF THE SAME WITH DRY
CONDITIONS IN THE MORNING FOLLOWED ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AWAY FROM THE
COAST. THE AREA OF INSTABILITY WILL SHIFT EAST OVER THE WEEKEND AWAY
FROM THE BURN AREA.  A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INLAND SUNDAY...BUT IT
WILL BRING LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION TO THE BURN AREA. HOWEVER...A
COOLING AND MOISTENING TREND WILL INITIATE SUNDAY AND CONTINUE
THROUGH TUESDAY. TUESDAY HIGHS WILL BE 10-15 DEGREES COOLER THAN THE
SATURDAY HIGHS...AND HUMIDITIES WILL BE ABOUT 5-10% HIGHER.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-39 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 1-2 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 1-2 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-4 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 45 TO 50. HIGHS 70 TO 80. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
45 TO 50. HIGHS 65 TO 75. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 40 TO 45. HIGHS 60 TO 70. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 40 TO 45. HIGHS 65 TO 75.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 40 TO 45. HIGHS 65 TO 75.


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FORECASTER...STOCKTON
REQUESTED BY...CURT LINDSTRAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130509.BENHO.02/MFR