FNUS76 KMFR 160442
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEN YOUNG UNIT 7...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
942 PM PDT WED MAY 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY WITH WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS EXPECTED...THEN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY EVENING AND
NIGHT AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES OVER THE AREA. THIS WILL ALSO
BRING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THE  AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING TODAY. ON FRIDAY...EXPECT A SOME CONTINUED SHOWERS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR  THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COOL ON FRIDAY.
WETTING RAIN IS LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    2-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
                      5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    IN THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...MITCH WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130516.BENYO.01/MFR