FNUS76 KMFR 030408
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PHOENIX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
908 PM PDT THU SEP 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1625 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER HOT AND DRY DAY WILL RESULT FRIDAY OVER THE
BURN SITE AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION FOR
ONE MORE DAY. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM TO
DEVELOP...BUT A HIGHER CHANCE EXISTS NORTH AND EAST OF THE BURN
SITE. A STRONG DRY COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SATURDAY...BRINGING
COOLER AIR BUT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. SUNDAY WILL TURN EVEN
COOLER BEHIND THE FRONT WITH TEMPERATURES NEARLY 10 DEGREES COOLER
THAN SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST THEN WEST 2-4 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
                    WEST 6-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS POSSIBLE
                    TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 2-4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    0-2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7-14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    2-4 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 0-2 MPH BECOMING 4-6 MPH AFTER 1 PM
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH BECOMING 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI/WOODHEAD
REQUESTED BY...GREG FUNDERBURK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100902.PHOEN.01/MFR