FNUS76 KMFR 301250
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRAGGY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
550 AM PDT FRI JUL 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1956 PDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AND STABLE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
REGION TODAY. WINDS WILL BE SLOPE DRIVEN FOR MOST OF THE DAY.
HOWEVER A TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE FIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN WINDS...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER END
OF THE FIRE AREA. A COOLER BUT ALSO DRIER AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO
THE AREA THIS WEEKEND.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-34 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    9000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WIND 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST 5 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN NORTH-NORTHWEST
                    8 TO 10 MPH BY EARLY EVENING.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...DEBI WRIGHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100729.CRAGG.01/MFR