FNUS76 KMFR 210137
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITNEY...ORCA IMT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
637 PM PDT MON JUL 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1657 PDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE
REGIONS WEATHER FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE THERMAL TROUGH IS
ALONG THE CASCADES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL SHIFT FURTHER EAST
THROUGH THIS EVENING. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES OR
HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND TO 2 MPH BECOMING WEST 2 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 11 MPH.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND BECOMING WEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60 BOTTOM AND 64 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT BOTTOM AND 45 PERCENT TOP.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL WITH THERMAL BELT MID SLOPE.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT
                    WIND.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4...THEN WEST 2 TO 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND BECOMING WEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES
REQUESTED BY...FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090720.WHITN.01/MFR