FNUS76 KMFR 300243
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PHOENIX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
743 PM PDT WED SEP 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1904 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THURSDAY WILL BE THE LAST DAY UNDER THE CURRENT
WEATHER PATTERN WITH TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY HIGHER AND HUMIDITIES
SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN THEY WERE ON WEDNESDAY AS A THERMAL TROUGH
MOVES ACROSS THE CASCADES. A WEAK COOLING TREND WILL OCCUR FRIDAY
INTO SATURDAY THEN BECOME STRONGER EARLY NEXT WEEK AS LOW PRESSURE
SLOWLY APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL STEADILY INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WIND 3 TO 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL FALLING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 40 TO 42. HIGHS 69 TO 71. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 38 TO 40. HIGHS 63 TO 65. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 37 TO
39. HIGHS 49 TO 51. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...GREG R  FUNDERBURK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100929.PHOEN.01/MFR