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FNUS76 KMFR 010120
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Spot Forecast for GHR 4...USFS
National Weather Service Medford OR
520 PM PST Sun Feb 28 2021

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PST on March 01.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Sunny, warm and dry weather is expected Monday and
Tuesday. On Monday, a low pressure will remain well offshore. Winds
are expected to be breezy out of the south to southeast with some
gusts in the afternoon. Mixing will  increase in the  afternoon
with transport winds out of the south. Tuesday, expect another day of
dry and warm conditions. Daytime minimum humidities will trend lower.
Winds will be out of the south to southwest and mainly light in the
morning but increasing in the afternoon.

Later in the week, a series of fronts will bring more active weather
with rain and the potential for strong gusty winds Thursday through
Saturday.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....Around 55.
Min humidity........32 percent.
Eye level winds.....South to southeast winds 3 to 4 mph increasing
                       to 3 to 5 mph with gusts to 12 mph
                       in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........South to southeast winds 5 to 10 mph increasing
                       to 8 to 10 mph with gusts to 16 mph
                       in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......100-200 ft AGL increasing to 3000-4000 ft AGL
                     in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....South around 10-15 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....Around 33.
Max humidity........75 percent.
Eye level winds.....South to southwest 3 to 4 mph in the evening
                     lowering to 1 to 2 mph after midnight. Gusts
                     to 11 mph in the evening.
Wind (20 ft)........South to southwest 6 to 10 mph in the evening
                     lowering to 2 to 4 mph after midnight. Gusts
                     to 15 mph in the evening.
Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL decreasing to 100 ft AGL after
                     sunset.
Transport winds.....South 9-12 mph lowering to 3-5 mph after
                      midnight
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....Around 56.
Min humidity........25 percent.
Eye level winds.....South winds 0 to 2 mph becoming southwest
                     1 to 3 mph with gusts to 9 mph in the
                     afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 1 to 3 mph becoming southwest
                      3 to 7 mph with gusts to 14 mph in
                     the afternoon.
Mixing height.......100-200 ft AGL increasing to 5000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 4 mph increasing to
                     southwest 7-10 mph in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

$$
Forecaster...CLARSTROM
Requested by...Ezekiel Jones
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2103170.0/MFR
.DELDT 03/01/21