FNUS76 KMFR 202330
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOZE...UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
430 PM PDT SUN SEP 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1559 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT
TUESDAY FOR POOR RH RECOVERIES AND GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS OVERNIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENING JUST OFF THE COAST WILL
SHIFT INLAND OVER THE REGION MONDAY AND TUESDAY. VERY DRY AIR ABOVE
RIDGE LEVEL WILL GRADUALLY SETTLE DOWN ON THE RIDGES BEGINNING EARLY
MONDAY MORNING. SOME LOCATIONS MAY EXPERIENCE SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY BELOW 30
PERCENT. ALSO...A THERMAL TROUGH DEVELOPING ALONG THE SOUTH OREGON
COAST WILL EXTEND NORTHWARD MONDAY. GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10
TO 20 MPH  WILL DEVELOP OVER THE RIDGES. EAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DECREASE TUESDAY MORNING AS THE THERMAL TROUGH WEAKENS.



.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE TO 2 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........29-39 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH EXCEPT EAST WIND 3 TO 5 MPH
                    TOP.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH AND 3 TO 5 MPH TOP BECOMING
                    SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES
REQUESTED BY...JOANNE BLAIR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090920.BOZE_.01/MFR