FNUS76 KMFR 260004 CCA
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESERT RIDGE...CLNP...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
503 PM PDT SAT JUL 25 2009

CORRECTED DISCUSSION

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1629 PDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE
WEATHER FOR THE FORECAST PERIOD. SUNDAY WILL BE VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL
TO SATURDAY. SOME LIGHT EAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING WITH
WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS SHOULD ENHANCE
TERRAIN WIND FLOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WHILE A FEW CLOUDS WILL
FORM...IT WILL STILL BE TOO DRY FOR ANYTHING MORE THAN THAT.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE NORTHEAST 0-2 MPH EARLY...BECOMING
UPSLOPE
                    SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 1-4 MPH LATE MORNING THROUGH THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE EARLY...LIFTING LATE MORNING...
THEN
                    INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NE O-5 MPH EARLY...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH TO
                    THE RIDGE AND NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH ABOVE THE RIDGE
                    LATE MORNING TO AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NE 0-5 MPH EARLY...THEN SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.


.SUNDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING NORTHEAST DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.


.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. A FEW CUMULUS OVER THE RIDGES IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 0-3 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN
DIMINISHING
                    AND BECOMING UP SLOPE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH
WITH
                    GUSTS TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING LATE MORNING...THE RISING
                    TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH...THEN SLOPE DRIVEN TO THE
RIDGE
                    AND THEN NORTH 5-10 MPH ABOVE THE RIDGE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH.


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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...KFIFC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090725.DESER.01/MFR