FNUS76 KMFR 222336
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEER RIDGE...ODF MEDFORD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
436 PM PDT TUE SEP 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0037 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EAST WINDS WILL BE LESS OF A FACTOR TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS THE
PRESSURE DIFFERENCE OVER THE REGION LESSENS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
STILL MAINTAIN VERY DRY AIR OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ON
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THE MORE TYPICAL AFTERNOON VALLEY FLOW WILL
RETURN...WITH TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
DOWN ABOUT 4 DEGREES. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE HIGH LEVEL
HAINES WILL BE A 5...WHICH IS ON THE HIGH SIDE OF MODERATE. THIS
MEANS THAT ANY SMOKE COLUMN WOULD BE VERY LIKELY TO BECOME PLUME
DOMINATED VERY QUICKLY.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WIND EAST 0-2 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 0-5 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-6 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WIND 0-2 MPH...THEN BECOMING
                    CALM LATE MORNING. WIND THEN BECOMING UP SLOPE WEST
                    TO NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH BECOMING CALM...THEN
                    WEST-NORTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...TERESA VONN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090922.DEERR.01/MFR