FNUS76 KMFR 011441
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WELL...BLM-FT. ROCK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
740 AM PDT SAT AUG 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0651 PDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR LIGHTNING...

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE LOCATED 400 MILES OFF THE COAST OF SAN
FRANCISCO WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY NORTHEAST THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS LOW
IS BRINGING SOUTHEAST WINDS ALOFT TO THE AREA WITH INCREASING
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY. EXPECT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THIS PATTERN REMAINS IN PLACE
SUNDAY....EXPECT ADDITIONAL SCATTERED TO ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT NORTHWARD EARLY NEXT
WEEK AS THE LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING
THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....98.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH
2-5 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING
OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 3-8 WITH
GUSTS TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...HOLTZ
REQUESTED BY...ABEL HARRINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090801.WELL_.01/MFR