FNUS76 KMFR 302059
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
159 PM PDT TUE JUN 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1228 PDT ON JUNE 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WITH WEDNESDAY BEING THE HOTTEST AND
DRIEST DAY. HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL CONTINUE TO BE MODERATE TO POOR
AT NIGHT WITH STRONGER WINDS AT THE THE UPPER END OF THE FIRE
NEAR THE RIDGES. SOUTHERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL BRING MORE MID LEVEL
MOISTURE TO THE AREA ON THURSDAY. THE GREATEST INSTABILITY WILL STAY
TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE FIRE AREA ON THURSDAY BUT COULD MOVE
UP ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WIND 2 TO 3 MPH BECOMING UPVALLEY ALONG THE
                    THE KLAMATH RIVER 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1600. OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH EXCEPT NORTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH
                    NEAR THE UPPER END OF THE FIRE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPVALLEY WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH AT THE BOTTOM END AND NORTHEAST
                    5 TO 7 MPH NEAR THE TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING....DECREASING TO
                    2000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY...INCREASING TO
                    10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING
                    CUMULUS CLOUDS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....97-100.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WIND 2 TO 3 MPH BECOMING UPVALLEY ALONG THE
                    THE KLAMATH RIVER 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1600. OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TOWARD THE
                    NORTH-NORTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WIND 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...TRACY E  BROOKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090630.SIMS_.01/MFR