FNUS76 KMFR 172330
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOZE WILDFIRE...USFS UNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
430 PM PDT THU SEP 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1559 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE AREA TONIGHT
INTO FRIDAY WITH SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE COAST. THIS WILL
BRING LIGHT OFFSHORE EASTERLY FLOW TO THE BURN AREA TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING.  TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ABOUT 8 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE
TODAYS HIGHS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THEN HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN
LATE FRIDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER WEAK FRONT.

LONG TERM...A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING
BRINGING COOLER WEATHER AND A POSSIBILITY FOR SOME VERY LIGHT RAIN
SHOWERS. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA SUNDAY AND
OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT.
EXPECT HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WITH POOR TO FAIR RECOVERIES
ON THE RIDGES.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....IN THE VALLEY AND LOWER SLOPES...UPVALLEY/UPSLOPE
                    WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH  BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    0 TO 2 MPH OVERNIGHT. AT RIDGE TOPS AND UPPER
                    SLOPES...NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING EAST 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING EAST 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    EXCEPT WEST 2 TO 5 MPH AT RIDGE TOPS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    EXCEPT NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH AT THE RIDGE TOPS...
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 0 TO 2 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING THEN
                    SOUTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...JOANNE BLAIR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090917.BOZEW.01/MFR