FNUS76 KMFR 130002
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED ROCK...KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST SCOTT RIVER R.D.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
502 PM PDT SAT SEP 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1627 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON IS
BEING STRETCHED NORTHWARD AHEAD OF A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF
OF THE WEST COAST. WHILE CLOUDS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
REGION EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THERE IS STILL A SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF DRY
LIGHTNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE INTERIOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
EVENING. ON SUNDAY LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE...WITH LIGHT RAIN
POSSIBLE AT THE BURN SITE. ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WELL EAST OF THE
BURN SITE. SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE AREA.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................6 BECOMING A 1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH BY NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.


.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WIND 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 47 TO 52. HIGHS 71 TO 81. LIGHT WIND.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 51 TO 56. HIGHS 78 TO 83. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 47 TO 52.
HIGHS 76 TO 81. NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...OBRIEN
REQUESTED BY...BRAD RAFEEDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090912.REDRO.02/MFR