FNUS76 KMFR 060457
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BBOP_WHISKEYCOMPLEX...DOE_BNL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
957 PM PDT MON AUG 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1003 PDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT ONE MORE DAY OF HOT AND DRY WEATHER OVER THE
FIRE AREA UNDERNEATH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE ABOUT 5 DEGREES WARMER BOTH AT THE GROUND AND AT FLIGHT LEVELS.
WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH FROM THE GROUND UP TO AROUND 6500
FEET MSL. WIND DIRECTION WILL SWITCH ABRUPTLY TO SOUTHEAST FROM
6500 FT MSL UP. EXPECT INVERSION TO BREAK A LITTLE LATER AND MAY
NOT BREAK UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON DUE A MORE STABLE LAYER ALOFT. THE
WEATHER PATTERN WILL START TO CHANGE AS EARLY AS TUESDAY NIGHT
WITH A HIGHER THUNDERSTORM CHANCE AND MORE CLOUD COVER OVER THE
FIRE AREA.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
AT THE GROUND..........AT 1300...84 DEGREES...28 PERCENT HUMIDITY.
AT 6000 FT MSL.........AT 1300...67 DEGREES...34 PERCENT HUMIDITY.
WIND AT 6000 FT MSL....AT 1300...NORTH 7 MPH.
                       AT 1400...NORTH 10 MPH.
                       AT 1500...NORTH 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT MSL AT 1300...RISING TO
                    12000 FT MSL BY 1400.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LAYER TO 6500 FT MSL.
                    SOUTHEAST 15 MPH ABOVE 6500 FT MSL.
LAL.................1.


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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...ARTHUR SEDLACEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130805.BBOP_.02/MFR