FNUS76 KMFR 282357
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESERT RIDGE...CRATER LAKE NP.  IC LEWELLING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
457 PM PDT TUE JUL 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1627 PDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...VERY HOT CONDITIONS WITH LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A COOLING TREND WILL BEGIN THURSDAY BUT
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH MONDAY. THE AIR MASS
WILL BECOME UNSTABLE WEDNESDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
THE PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY. THESE STORMS WILL CONTAIN LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAINFALL.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8300-9000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 MPH BECOMING NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....70.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING EAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 4
                    MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES
REQUESTED BY...KLAMATH FALLS INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090728.DESER.01/MFR