FNUS76 KMFR 112251
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDEN STAIRS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
352 PM PDT TUE AUG 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1533 PDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK FRONT STRETCHES FROM THE NORTH OREGON COAST TO
ABOUT 300 MILES OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST THIS AFTERNOON.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY SOUTH OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS AND IS
EXPECTED TO LIE ACROSS THE FIRE AREA BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE
FRONT WILL DISSIPATE CROSSING THE CASCADES WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY MORNING.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH EARLY BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............5.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............4.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............4.


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FORECASTER...HOLTZ
REQUESTED BY...ABCD FIRE BEHAVIOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090811.GOLDE.01/MFR