FNUS76 KMFR 200036
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITNEY...ORCA IMT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
536 PM PDT SUN JUL 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1632 PDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR A HIGH HAINES OF 6 ON EXISTING FIRES...

.DISCUSSION...THE THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE COAST WILL SHIFT INLAND
ON MONDAY. THIS PATTERN WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTHWEST
TO WEST WINDS. HOTTER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL ALSO PRODUCE A
HIGH HAINES OF 6.


.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50 TO 55 BOTTOM AND 60 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT BOTTOM AND 55-60 PERCENT TOP.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING
                    LIGHT DOWNSLOPE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING WEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 57 BOTTOM AND 60 TO 63 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT BOTTOM AND 50-55 PERCENT TOP.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING
                    LIGHT DOWNSLOPE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH LOWERING TO 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING WEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.


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FORECASTER...SANDLER
REQUESTED BY...FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090719.WHITN.01/MFR