FNUS76 KMFR 041120 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR CROOKED CREEK...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 420 AM PDT WED AUG 4 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2353 PDT ON AUGUST 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A WEAK TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THURSDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE OREGON CASCADES BEFORE A STRONGER TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE AREA FRIDAY. THIS WILL COOL TEMPERATURES TO NEAR NORMAL AND BUT BRING AN INCREASED CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS EASTERN OREGON AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. THE STRONGER TROUGH WILL ALSO BRING INCREASED WIND TO THIS REGION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-91. MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-44. MAX HUMIDITY........63-67 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO MAY DEVELOP OVER THE RIDGES EAST AND WEST OF THE BURN AREA. MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-95. MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...STOCKTON REQUESTED BY...LIFC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100803.CROOK.01/MFR