FNUS76 KMFR 042346
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMMU LIGHTNING...USFS S/TNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
446 PM PDT TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1600 PDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF OF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL
FINALLY BEGIN TO MOVE ONTO THE COAST LATE WEDNESDAY. SOUTH WINDS
WILL INCREASE TOMORROW AFTERNOON OVER THE AREA. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING SHOWERS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
IS POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA. THE LOW WILL MOVE INLAND ON THURSDAY
WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE FOR THE AREA.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE 0 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH IN THE EVENING
                      DECREASING TO SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE
                      EVENING THEN BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH
                     LATE IN THE MORNING THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                     SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING THEN TO 7500-9000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                       SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH THEN BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20
                       MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-800 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...PAIGE BOYER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090804.SMMUL.01/MFR