FNUS76 KMFR 052159
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDEN STAIRS...OR-MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
259 PM PDT WED AUG 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1426 PDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF OF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
COAST WILL FINALLY BEGIN TO MOVE ONTO THE COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE LOW
WILL MOVE INLAND THURSDAY WITH SHOWERS WEST OF THE CASCADES. MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE IN THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 BECOMING 1 LATE.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...STOCKTON
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA DEDRICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090805.GOLDE.03/MFR