FNUS76 KMFR 071501
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR POKER JIM...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
801 AM PDT SAT AUG 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0726 PDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A BROAD TROUGH CENTERED ALONG THE WEST COAST IS
BRINGING SOUTHERLY MOISTURE  INTO EASTERN OREGON. THIS TROUGH WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS ACROSS
EASTERN OREGON TODAY AND TOMORROW. MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY IN
SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PRODUCE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN
LAKE COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.
EXPECT STORMS TO REMAIN ISOLATED IN COVERAGE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY
WITH MOST THE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT FURTHER EAST AND SOUTH OF
THE BURN AREA. ALSO THE INTENSITY OF STORMS WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY.

ON SUNDAY A SLIGHTLY STRONGER DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THE
AREA WHILE THE BROAD TROUGH KEEPS SOUTHERLY MOISTURE OVER THE
AREA. THIS WILL ALLOW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP NEAR THE
BURN AREA IN EASTERN LAKE COUNTY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
NORTHWEST WINDS MAY ALSO INCREASE SLIGHTLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AHEAD OF THIS DISTURBANCE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                     TO 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                     ERRATIC WINDS MAY BE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                     AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WIND 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                     DECREASING TO 2 TO 4 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WIND 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....VARIABLE WIND 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON THEN
                      BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...LIFC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100807.POKER.01/MFR