FNUS76 KMFR 031606
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOLE FIRE...IA MIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
906 AM PDT FRI JUL 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0802 PDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH SATURDAY. HOWEVER...A WEAK DISTURBANCE IN THE UPPER LEVELS
WILL COMBINE WITH AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE IN THE AFTENROONS TO PROVIDE
A THREAT FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL
END BY LATE EVENING. GUSTY ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WIND 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-3 MPH
                    THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THEN...WEST WIND 2-5 MPH
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH
                    THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR ZERO INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 3000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH THEN
                    NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 THIS MORNING BECOMING 2 AFTER 1300.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WIND 3 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 MPH IN THE
                    EARLY AFTERNOON....THEN NORTHWEST 10-12 MPH THROUGH
                    LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING...EASING AND TRENDING NORTH THROUGH
                    MIDNIGHT. THEN...NORTHEAST WIND 1-3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR ZERO..
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH TRENDING NORTH 5-10 MPH THROUGH
                    LATE EVENING. THEN...NORTHEAST 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN ZERO.
LAL.................2 THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10-12 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 MPH.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WIND 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST THROUGH
                    THE MORNING. THEN...AFTERNOON WINDS NORTHWEST
                    3-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR ZERO INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    THEN DECREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE MORNING.
                    THEN...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE MORNING.
                    THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...STAVISH
REQUESTED BY...DEB MCGUIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090703.DOLEF.01/MFR