FNUS76 KMFR 252222
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PHOENIX...KFIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
322 PM PDT WED AUG 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1134 PDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE THERMAL TROUGH IS MOVING INLAND THIS AFTERNOON
WITH WARM CONDITIONS CONTINUING FOR THE AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE MAINLY SLOPE DRIVEN BUT A WEST WIND MAY DOMINATE LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...GRADUALLY ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL WITH THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE VEERING FROM
SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING TO WEST AND NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING THURSDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SIGNIFICANTLY WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ...THEN
A COOLING TREND CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE UPPER LEVEL
LOW MOVES OVER THE REGION. THIS LOW WILL BRING INCREASING HUMIDITIES
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES AND
HUMIDITIES WILL GRADUALLY RETURN TO  NEAR NORMAL MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-10 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WIND 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING WEST 2 TO 4
                     MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                     BELOW 7000 FT MSL AND SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH ABOVE 7000 FT
                     MSL LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE LATE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                       BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWESTS 2 TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST 3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE MID TO LATE
                     AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                     INCREASING TO 15 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
                     BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    THEN NORTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS PELLISSIER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100825.PHOEN.01/MFR