FNUS76 KMFR 260130
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED ROCK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
630 PM PDT TUE AUG 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1326 PDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE
FIRE AREA WITH SOME WARMING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
THE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE QUITE DRY WITH POOR NIGHTTIME
HUMIDITY RECOVERY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH LOWER ELEVATIONS
                    AND MID SLOPES BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-2 MPH AFTER
                    2200. OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING SOUTH 1-2 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-200 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3-6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH IN THE EVENING SOUTH 3-6 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY LOWER
                    ELEVATIONS THROUGH MID SLOPES AT 1-4 MPH.
                    OTHERWISE SOUTH WIND 2-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AFTER NOON AT 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON AT 8-12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6-12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-49 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WIND 3-5 MPH AT THE RIDGE TOP OTHERWISE
                    DOWN SLOPE 0-2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...OBRIEN
REQUESTED BY...STEVE ZEIL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090825.REDRO.02/MFR