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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Medford, OR

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FNUS76 KMFR 221533
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MODOC OVERNIGHT FIELD WORKSHOP...MODOC NATIONAL
FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
643 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINDY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED EAST OF THE BURN AREA THIS MORNING. THE
AIR MASS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE COLDER AND MUCH MORE UNSTABLE
THIS AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENTS TIGHTEN AND COULD BE QUITE WINDY. THE AIR MASS IS
EXPECTED TO STABILIZE TONIGHT BUT WILL ALSO BE UNSEASONABLY COLD
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. HIGH TEMPERATURE ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE ABOUT
15 DEGREES COOLER THAN NORMAL AND THE AIR MASS WILL ALSO BE DRIER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH MAINLY HIGH CLOUDS...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A FEW LIGHT
                    SHOWERS IN THE AREA.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH BY 1300.
                    GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. GUST TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A FEW RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
                    PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH IN THE EVENING..THEN
                    DECREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COOLER AND DRIER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

$$
FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE JOHNSTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130521.MODOC.01/MFR