FNUS76 KMFR 071953
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESERT RIDGE FIRE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1253 PM PDT TUE JUL 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1220 PDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MARINE AIR AND WINDS BECOMING MORE WEST TO EAST WILL
PUSH INTO THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL ALLOW
CLOUDS TO BUILD WITH SOME SPRINKLES OF LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. TONIGHT IT WILL
BE CHILLY WITH EXCELLENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AS CLOUDS LOWER
TO NEAR THE ELEVATION OF THE FIRE BEFORE DISSIPATING. WEDNESDAY WILL
FEATURE LESS WIND AND SOME AFTERNOON CLOUDS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO STAY FROM THE RIM EAST TODAY.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS MID TO LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 4-8
                    MPH WITH GUSTS 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH PATCHY
                    FOG DUE TO LOWERING CLOUDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    IN THE EARLY EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST WIND 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS 8-12 MPH
                    IN THE EARLY EVENING...THEN WIND DIMINISHING TO
                    2-4 MPH...BECOMING OCCASIONALLY DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10-15 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING WEST 3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...CORY WALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090707.DESER.01/MFR