FNUS76 KMFR 290645
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESSERT 25...COTTAGE GROVE RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1145 PM PDT SUN JUN 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON JUNE 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER TROUGH WILL MIGRATE ACROSS WESTERN
OREGON TODAY TROUGH TUESDAY. THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY
DRY OVER THE BURN...BUT A FEW LOW CLOUDS MAY SHOW UP BRIEFLY
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE ONSHORE AFTERNOON PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL PRODUCE AN INCREASE IN NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WIND THROUGH MID MORNING. WIND
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH THROUGH NOON...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR ZERO INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT DOWN-DRAINAGE IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTH
                    8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 3-5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT
                    DOWNSLOPE OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR ZERO THROUGH LATE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT
                    DOWNSLOPE THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT.


.TUESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR ZERO INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT DOWN-DRAINAGE IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTH 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...STAVISH
REQUESTED BY...ERIC RISDAL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090629.DESSE.01/MFR