FNUS76 KMFR 010646
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUTCH...KLAMATH NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1146 PM PDT SAT JUL 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2304 PDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING TROUGH WILL KEEP STABLE AND DRY
SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE FIRE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY. A WEAK THERMAL
TROUGH AT THE SURFACE WILL PROVIDE FOR A NORTH TO NORTHEAST LOW
LEVEL FLOW...TRANSITIONING NORTHWEST BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE
CENTER OF AN UPPER LOW WILL STRENGTHEN A BIT AS IT PROGRESSES
INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. AT
THIS TIME THIS LOW LOOKS FAIRLY DRY...BUT THE AIRMASS WILL
DESTABILIZE AS IT COMES THROUGH BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 VALLEY AND 60-65 RIDGE.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 TO 85 PERCENT VALLEY AND 40 TO 50 PERCENT RIDGE.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-2 MPH LOWER ELEVATION...
                    WEST 3-6 MPH RIDGES...BECOMING NORTH 1-3 MPH LATE.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH LOWER ELEVATIONS...
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING NORTH 2-5 MPH
                    RIDGES.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 97 VALLEY AND 92 RIDGE.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT VALLEY AND 15-25 PERCENT RIDGE.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH LOWER ELEVATION...
                    NORTH WIND 1-4 MPH RIDGES BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH LOWER ELEVATIONS...EXCEPT
                    CHANNELING WESTERLY AND A LITTLE STRONGER ALONG THE
                    RIVER VALLEY.
                    SHIFTING NORTHWEST AFTER 1200 AND INCREASING 6 TO 11
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.


.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR WITH SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 VALLEY AND NEAR 55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 75 PERCENT VALLEY AND 40 TO 50 PERCENT RIDGE.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-2 MPH LOWER ELEVATION...
                    NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH RIDGES...BECOMING NORTH 1-3 MPH LATE.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH LOWER ELEVATIONS...
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING NORTH 2-5 MPH
                    RIDGES.

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FORECASTER...STAVISH
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100731.DUTCH.01/MFR