FNUS76 KMFR 251249
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED ROCK...ORCA IMT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
550 AM PDT MON AUG 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1636 PDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AS
A WEAK FRONT MOVES INLAND TODAY THEN  DISSIPATES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
REBUILD OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY THEN STRENGTHEN THURSDAY. THE
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BE CENTERED TO THE EAST WITH A TROUGH
DEVELOPING OFFSHORE...THIS WILL KEEP SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER
THE AREA. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM UP TO ABOVE NORMAL
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING WEST WIND 3 TO 6
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST
                     5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE
                     AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 1 TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING SOUTHEAST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH
                    THEN  BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1300 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 5 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING..
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST WIND 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090824.REDRO.01/MFR