FNUS76 KMFR 260127
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMS...USFS KNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
627 PM PDT THU JUN 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1733 PDT ON JUNE 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT
RESULTING WITH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OVER THE RIDGES GENERALLY AROUND
5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. IN THE VALLEY...WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. FRIDAY...EXPECT
SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA. WINDS WILL
BE SLOPE AND VALLEY DRIVEN IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE VALLEY AND
NORTHEAST TO NORTH-NORTHEAST OVER THE RIDGES. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL
STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY SATURDAY BRINGING WARMER AND CONTINUED DRY
CONDITIONS.



.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM OF BURN 12-15 PERCENT
                    NEAR TOP OF BURN 20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BOTTOM OF BURN VARIABLE WINDS 0 TO 1 MPH IN THE MORNING
                      BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 2 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    TOP OF THE BURN NORTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO  2500-3500 FEET AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 4000-6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE CANYON DURING
                    THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 8 TO 10 MPH
                     IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    NEAR TO THE TOP OF THE BURN...NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12
                    MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM OF BURN 80-90 PERCENT
                    NEAR TOP OF BURN 50-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BOTTOM OF BURN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 2 MPH IN THE
                     EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 0 TO 1 MPH.
                    NEAR TOP OF BURN NORTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1000 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH-NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH OVERNIGHT.
 WIND (20 FT)........IN THE CANYON...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                     EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE
                     NIGHT.
                    NEAR THE TOP OF THE BURN...NORTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH
                     IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH OVERNIGHT.

$$
FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...JEFF STONE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090625.SIMS_.01/MFR