FNUS76 KMFR 162034
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESERT RIDGE...CLNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
134 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1256 PDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A LIMITED AMOUNT OF MOISTURE SPREADING NORTH
FROM OFF OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN
THE AREA BY SATURDAY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
ARE A POSSIBILITY IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE AREA.

THE EXTENDED OUTLOOK FOR NEXT WEEK...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO
DOMINATE THE PATTERN WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. WILL NEED TO
KEEP AN EYE ON MONSOON MOISTURE SPREADING NORTH FROM CALIFORNIA.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 13
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 5-8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 1000 FT AFTER 10PM.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AFTER SUNSET.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH BY EARLY
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...HOLTZ
REQUESTED BY...KFIFC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090716.DESER.01/MFR