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FNUS76 KMFR 110505 CCA
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCBADLY...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
901 PM PST TUE DEC 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON DECEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM DURING THE NEXT
FEW DAYS AS A FRIGID AIR MASS MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. THE AIR MASS
WILL BE VERY STABLE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...AND LIGHT GENERAL
WINDS ARE EXPECTED. THEREFORE...DRAINAGE FLOW WILL DOMINATE AT
NIGHT...AND UPVALLEY/UPSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY.
THE BURN SITE IS HIGH ENOUGH ELEVATION TO REMAIN RELATIVELY DRY AT
NIGHT...AND HUMIDITY RECOVERIES SHOULD ONLY BE MODERATE. A WEAK
WEATHER SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY NIGHT AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO
BRING WETTING PRECIPITATION. THE COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN THE INVERSION
THOUGH AND GREATER MIXING HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY. STABLE
CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ON SATURDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. SOUTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 4 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

$$
FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...JOE BOGGS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20131211.MCBAD.01/MFR