FNUS76 KMFR 140230
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK FLAT...MEDFORD ICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
730 PM PDT FRI AUG 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1857 PDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL LEAD TO LIGHT WINDS WITH MOSTLY
SLOPE DRIVEN WINDS. INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO SET IN AFTER SUNSET
AND REMAIN IN PLACE OVERNIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY. A
STRONG RIDGE WILL BRING ANOTHER HOT AND DRY AIR MASS TO THE FIRE
AREA SATURDAY WITH HUMIDITY DROPPING INTO THE UPPER TEEN BRIEFLY
TOWARD SATURDAY EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. INVERSION DEVELOPING AFTER SUNSET AND
                    BUILDS TO AROUND 6000 FEET MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....LOWERING TO 75 AROUND 2100...MIN OF 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........RISING ABOVE 25 PERCENT BY 2100...
                    RISING ABOVE 50 PERCENT AROUND MIDNIGHT...
                    OVERNIGHT MAX 65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE WIND 1-2 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL THIS EVENING DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
                    UNDER INVERSION.
MIXING WINDS........WEST-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH THIS EVENING.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WIND 3 TO 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. INVERSION BREAKING AROUND 1000.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE WIND 1 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WIND 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...XXX
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100813.OAKFL.01/MFR