FNUS76 KMFR 071320
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PHOENIX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
620 AM PDT THU OCT 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1802 PDT ON OCTOBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE LAST EFFECT OF AN UPPER LOW OVER NEVADA WILL BE CLOUDS
WITH SOME BREAKS OF SUN AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY. IT WILL BE
WARMER AND DRIER FRIDAY WITH A STRONG SOUTHWEST WIND ALOFT. A COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE COAST FRIDAY EVENING AND SPREAD CLOUDS INTO THE BURN AREA.
LIGHT RAIN IS LIKELY SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 16 TO 26 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 17 TO 27 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT WIND.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTH 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 18 TO 28 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOW 37-39. HIGH 55-57.


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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...GREG R  FUNDERBURK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101006.PHOEN.01/MFR