FNUS76 KMFR 040347
FWSMFR

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2032 PDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.
A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT FOR THE AREA INCLUDING THE BURN SITE. ON
SUNDAY A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE BRINGING
SLIGHTLY COOLER CONDITIONS AND AN INCREASE IN WINDS. AN UPPER TROUGH
WILL OVERTAKE THE REGION MONDAY WITH WINDS INCREASING AND BECOMING
GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...OBRIEN
REQUESTED BY...KLAMATH FALLS INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090703.DORRI.01/MFR