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FNUS76 KMFR 151359
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SPOT FORECAST FOR BEN HORSE CULTURAL BURN - WESTBRANCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
659 AM PDT WED MAY 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON
THEN WILL MOVE INLAND THIS EVENING. THIS WILL BRING MOSTLY CLOUDY
CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY, BUT LITTLE OR NO RAIN. EXPECT NORTHWEST
WINDS TO DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON INSTEAD OF THE SOUTHERLY UP-
VALLEY FLOW. A STRONGER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INLAND LATER TONIGHT
INTO THURSDAY AND WILL BRING SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA. THESE
SHOWERS WILL BE MODERATE AND A WETTING RAIN IS NEAR CERTAIN.
EXPECTED RAIN AMOUNTS ARE BETWEEN ONE-QUARTER AND ONE-HALF OF AN
INCH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE 1-4 MPH...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH IN THE
                    MID AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS BECOMING LIKELY
                    TOWARD DAYBREAK.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    0-2 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS, COOLER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH IN THE MID AND LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.

$$
FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...CURT LINDSTRAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130515.BENHO.02/MFR