FNUS76 KMFR 291110
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRAGGY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
410 AM PDT THU JUL 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2032 PDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AND MORE STABLE AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE FIRE AREA TODAY WITH NO THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT AND MAINLY SLOPE DRIVEN. TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY PROFILES
WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT HAPPENED ON WEDNESDAY. ON FRIDAY AN
AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE COAST THEN MOVE
INLAND FRIDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM BUT WILL MOST LIKELY BE FELT ONLY AT THE
HIGHER RIDGES.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-37 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE WIND 1 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL LATE MORNING...INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTH WIND IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON...NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH BY
                    EARLY EVENING.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...RON MCEWEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100728.CRAGG.01/MFR