FNUS76 KMFR 281158
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRAGGY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
458 AM PDT WED JUL 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2127 PDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR MASS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE
INTO THE FIRE AREA TODAY WITH THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHIFTING
NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN OREGON AND EASTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY. WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT AND SLOPE DRIVEN. HOWEVER A SLIGHTLY STRONGER
ONSHORE GRADIENT COULD BRING A MORE WESTERLY WIND TO THE FIRE AREA
TOWARD WEDNESDAY EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE WIND 1 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING...INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 7 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTH WIND...BECOMING WEST 5 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
                    WIND SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...RON MCEWEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100727.CRAGG.02/MFR