FNUS76 KMFR 020949
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CA-MDF-FLAT...USFS MDNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
249 AM PDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0159 PDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE VERY LITTLE THROUGH
TUESDAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP MOISTURE AND UNSTABLE AIR OVER THE
AREA. LIGHT ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS MORNING
AS A IMPULSE MOVES NORTH...THE EXPECT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO
DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH OF THE BURN AREA
SUNDAY.  THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AGAIN MONDAY
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
IN ADDITION EXPECT SOME GUSTS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH THE INCREASE IN WESTERLY WINDS. THE
LOW OFFSHORE  IS THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD AND ONSHORE
DURING THE MID AND LATTER PORTION OF THIS WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 4 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    THEN VEERING TO THE WEST 3 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    8000-9000 FT AGL IN  THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH THEN VEERING TO THE
                    WEST 10 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING THEN VEERING TO THE WEST
                    6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10
                    MPH IN THE EVENING  DECREASING TO 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                    TO 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................17 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 2 TO 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE NIGHT. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND EARLY AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 3 TO 6
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 9000-10000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING THEN
                    BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN MACK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090802.CAMDF.01/MFR