FNUS76 KMFR 241620
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SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
920 AM PDT TUE AUG 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0859 PDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR A
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN
STATES TODAY WITH A THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE COAST. THIS HAS LED TO POOR
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT AND GUSTY EAST WINDS THAT WILL CONTINUE
THIS MORNING. THUS...IT WILL BE MUCH WARMER TODAY EXCEPT NEAR BROOKINGS AND
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR AGAIN TONIGHT BUT EASTERLY WINDS WILL
BE WEAKER. IT WILL BE VERY HOT AGAIN INLAND ON WEDNESDAY AS THE THERMAL
TOUGH MOVES INLAND. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE THURSDAY AND
USHER IN COOLER TEMPERATURES BUT ALSO GUSTY WINDS. A BROAD TROUGH
WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA WITH A COOLING TREND INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST WIND 4 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES
REQUESTED BY...DARLA HAYNES MICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100824.CEDAR.01/MFR