FNUS76 KMFR 250006
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESERT RIDGE...KLAMATH FALLS FIRE CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
506 PM PDT FRI JUL 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1633 PDT ON JULY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE OUR
WEATHER FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN
DRY AND STABLE. IT APPEARS THAT SLOPE AND VALLEY FLOWS WILL PREDOMINATE
DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE NORTHEAST 0-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH LATE MORNING...THEN UPSLOPE
                    SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......SURFACE TO 700 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO
                    5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5 MPH EARLY...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH LATE MORNING...THEN 10-20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO THE SURFACE TO 300 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.


.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WIND BECOMING UPSLOPE SOUTHWEST 0-3 MPH...THEN
                    SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 2-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5-10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING UPSLOPE SOUTHWEST 5-12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...CARRIE WELCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090724.DESER.03/MFR