FNUS76 KMFR 202051
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLIAMS CREEK...TYPE 3 TEAM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
150 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0920 PDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EAST
WITH UPPER LEVEL TROUGH GRADUALLY MOVING INTO THE COAST FRIDAY. THIS
WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY...ABOUT 4 TO 7 DEGREES
COOLER THAN ON THURSDAY. A WEAK FRONT MOVES INLAND LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...THIS  WILL BRING SOME MARINE AIR WITH
IMPROVED HUMIDITIES FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY ABOUT WITH
CONTINUED COOLER TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-58 VALLEY AND 60-66 RIDGE TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-90 PERCENT VALLEY AND 60-70 PERCENT RIDGE
TOP.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 0 TO 2 MPH EXCEPT
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE CANYON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 BACKING TO THE NORTH DURING
                    THE EVENING THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING EAST 1 TO 4 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86 VALLEY AND 77-82 RIDGE TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH EXCEPT NORTH 1 TO 2 MPH
                     ON THE RIDGE TOP...BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH
                     IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY IN THE
                     LOWER SLOPES AND CANYON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 4 MPH WITH NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH AT THE
                    RIDGETOP BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 6 TO 12
MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...WAYNE KLECKNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090820.WILLI.01/MFR