FNUS76 KMFR 172253
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESERT RIDGE...CLNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
352 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1537 PDT ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MONSOON MOISTURE LOCATED OVER AND OFFSHORE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA IS GRADUALLY SPREADING NORTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON. THE
MOISTURE WILL SPREAD OVER SOUTHERN OREGON BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO BE UNSTABLE ENOUGH FOR AT LEAST
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE AREA.
LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 2-5 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AFTER
SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 1000 FT AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 2-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN EVENING
THUNDERSTORM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 2-5 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AFTER
SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 1000 FT AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.


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FORECASTER...HOLTZ
REQUESTED BY...KFIFC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090717.DESER.01/MFR