FNUS76 KMFR 010433
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR TWELVE MILE...BLM LAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
933 PM PDT MON AUG 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2051 PDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED SEVERAL HUNDRED
MILES OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL SLOWLY MOVE CLOSER TO THE
COAST BY WEDNESDAY. BETWEEN NOW AND WEDNESDAY A GENERALLY DRY
SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION.

A WEAK DISTURBANCE OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING IS BRINGING SOME PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES AND SOME GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA. THIS DISTURBANCE WITH MOVE
NORTH TONIGHT WITH WINDS DECREASING TONIGHT AROUND MIDNIGHT. ANOTHER
DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL
BRING SOME MID LEVEL CLOUDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALSO
EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WITH SOME GUSTS TO 25 TO 30 MPH. WINDS DURING THE DAY
TUESDAY WILL GENERALLY BE SOUTHWEST...HOWEVER MAY BECOME WESTERLY
BRIEFLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
OBS
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 12 MPH
                     DECREASING TO 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BACKING
                     TO THE SOUTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5000 FT AGL THIS EVENING DECREASING TO
                    400-800 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                     TO 10 TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    THEN INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                     IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                      MORNING THEN TO 9500-10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                     SOUTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH
                     IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 12 MPH
                     BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH
                     10 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTH  4 TO 8 MPH
                    LATE IN THE NIGHT.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...DREW TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090831.TWELV.01/MFR