FNUS76 KMFR 250104
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMS...USFS KNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
604 PM PDT WED JUN 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1716 PDT ON JUNE 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING ONSHORE TONIGHT
WILL BRING SOME COOLER AIR WITH A MARINE PUSH SPILLING A LITTLE MOISTURE
INTO THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO
BE A COUPLE DEGREES COOLER THURSDAY COMPARED TO WEDNESDAYS HIGHS.
THEN  A WARM-UP WILL QUICKLY RETURN AS HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS OVER
THE REGION FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AND CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
EXPECT WEAK OFFSHORE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS TONIGHT TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY
THURSDAY  NIGHT AS THE SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH STRENGTHENS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT EXCEPT 20-25 PERCENT AT
                     TOP OF THE BURN.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....IN THE MORNING....VARIABLE WINDS 0 TO 1 MPH NEAR
                    THE BOTTOM OF THE BURN AND NORTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH NEAR
                    THE TOP OF THE BURN. WINDS WILL BECOME UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    1 TO 2 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT FOR
                    NORTH WINDS OF  2 TO 4 MPH OVER RIDGES
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-7000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                     NORTH-NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE BURN AND
                    NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH OVER RIDGES IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH EXCEPT FOR
                    NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH OVER RIDGES...BECOMING
                    NORTH-NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND INTO
                    THE EARLY EVENING.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...JEFF STONE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090624.SIMS_.01/MFR