FNUS76 KMFR 031329
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DORRIS FIRE...ODF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
629 AM PDT FRI JUL 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2339 PDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE AT THE FIRE
AREA THROUGH SATURDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTING OVER THE
REGION. SOUTHERLY STEERING WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MOISTURE
INTO THE AREA. THE AREA OF INSTABILITY WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST
EACH DAY AND IS EXPECTED TO BE EAST OF THE FIRE AREA SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 3 TO 5 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    9 MPH AFTER 1500.
                    WINDS MAY BE VARIABLE AND GUSTY NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING...MAX OF 12000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 AFTER 1400.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL THROUGH EARLY EVENING...THEN DECREASING
                    TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2100.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 11 MPH.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...KLAMATH FALLS INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090702.DORRI.01/MFR