FNUS76 KMFR 041402
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WELL...OR-LAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
702 AM PDT TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0635 PDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
THE NEARLY STATIONARY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS IN ABOUT THE SAME PLACE
AS IT WAS MONDAY. THEREFORE...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR OR OVER THE BURN AREA AFTER 2-3 PM THROUGH
8-9 PM THIS EVENING. THOUGH THE THE CHANCE A STORM WILL BE OVERHEAD IS
LOW...THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON COULD BRING OCCASIONAL
HEAVY RAIN...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND WILL GENERALLY MOVE FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 2-3 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2-5...BECOMING UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUST TO 15 MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12000 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE MORNING....THEN
                    SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 IN THE MORNING...THEN 3 IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING. BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 1-3 IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUST TO
                    25 MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 DECREASING TO 500-900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 4 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUST TO 15 MPH NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................3 IN THE EVENING...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUST TO 25 MPH NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING..THEN VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUST TO 15 MPH NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 T AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 IN THE MORNING...THEN 3 IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUST TO 25 MPG NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAVEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090804.WELL_.01/MFR