FNUS76 KMFR 040414
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PHOENIX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
914 PM PDT FRI SEP 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1914 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN
SITE SATURDAY AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DROPS SOUTH OUT OF
CANADA. THIS FRONT WILL BRING NOTICEABLY COOLER AIR BUT ALSO STRONG
GUSTY WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO EASE AFTER
SATURDAY EVENING. SUNDAY WILL TURN OUT EVEN COOLER THAN SATURDAY
AS THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION...BUT THE
WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY WILL
MODERATE SLIGHTLY BEFORE ANOTHER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 0-2 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    4-6 MPH AFTER 1 PM IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST 13-17 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-74 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    0-2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH IN THE EVENING WITH GUSTS TO
                    18 MPH BECOMING 2-4 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 0-2 BECOMING NORTH 2-4 MPH AFTER 11 AM
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 8-12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTH 8-10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI/WOODHEAD
REQUESTED BY...GREG FUNDERBURK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100903.PHOEN.01/MFR