FNUS76 KMFR 211215
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR TENNANT...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
515 AM PDT TUE JUL 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0447 PDT ON JULY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED TODAY COMPARED TO WHAT WAS OBSERVED ON MONDAY.
SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GUSTY AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME
PLUME DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
WEDNESDAY WINDS ARE LIKELY TO PICK UP A BIT AS SOUTH FLOW ALOFT INCREASES
A BIT. THIS WILL RESULT IN SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS. SOME INCREASING
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY IS POSSIBLE...GENERALLY NORTH AND EAST OF THE
AREA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS IN LATE
                    AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE AND DOWN VALLEY 0-3 MPH THROUGH
                    MID-MORNING. WIND BECOMING UPSLOPE AND SOUTHWEST
                    1-3 MPH LATE MORNING. SOUTHWEST WIND INCREASING TO
                    3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS 9-16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-700 FT AGL EARLY. INVERSION BREAKING AROUND 10 AM
                    PDT WITH MIXING INCREASING TO 8000-9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10-20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10-20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS...OTHERWISE MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DECREASING AND BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 0-3 MPH MID TO LATE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 TO 9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO
                    4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS 12-17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8900-9100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...CORY WALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090721.TENNA.01/MFR