FNUS76 KMFR 240237
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMS FIRE...USFS KNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
737 PM PDT TUE JUN 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1857 PDT ON JUNE 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
WEDNESDAY. OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT BUT ONLY FOR HIGHER
RIDGES. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE A FEW DEGREES WARMER WEDNESDAY THAN ON
TUESDAY. ALSO SYNOPTIC WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST AS A WEAK COLD
FRONT  MOVES TOWARDS THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THE SURFACE THERMAL
LOW TROUGH MOVES INLAND. THIS MAY INCREASE THE UPVALLEY FLOW WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THEN THE WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THIS FRONT WILL BRING A SLIGHT INCREASE IN
OVERNIGHT HUMIDITIES TO THE AREA ALONG WITH SOME HIGHER TO MID
LEVEL CLOUDS. ALSO WILL SEE TEMPERATURES LOWER A COUPLE DEGREES THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY A WARMING CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH HIGH
PRESSURE RETURNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPVALLEY/UPSLOPE WINDS 1 TO 2 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 0 TO 1 MPH.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-98.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 0 TO 1 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS
                    2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 1 TO 2 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 0 TO 1 MPH.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...ERIC BEVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090623.SIMSF.01/MFR