FNUS76 KMFR 160018
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK FLAT...ORCA IMT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
517 PM PDT SUN AUG 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1631 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN TEMPORARILY OVER THE
AREA MONDAY. THE AIR MASS WILL BE WARMER AND DRIER
MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGES DUE TO LESS SMOKE. A STRONG
MORNING INVERSION WILL BEGIN TO DISSIPATE AFTER 2PM. LOW PRESSURE
WILL APPROACH THE EXTREME NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND TUESDAY EVENING. EXPECT AN INCREASING
THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE WOULD BE WET.



.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....97 VALLEY AND 87 RIDGES.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-35 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT VALLEYS AND VARIABLE 1-4 MPH RIDGES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    6000 FT AGL AFTER 3PM.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOLTZ
REQUESTED BY...FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100815.OAKFL.02/MFR