FNUS76 KMFR 100147
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
647 PM PDT THU JUN 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1409 PDT ON JUNE 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVERNIGHT AS A
WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT WITH CLOUDS INCREASING FRIDAY.
THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE FIRE AREA FRIDAY
AFTERNOON WITH ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY FOR SOME
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. WINDS TONIGHT WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE BUT
SHOULD PICK UP AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. ALTHOUGH DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...TEMPERATURES WILL
BE A COUPLE OF DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WIND 2 TO 3 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH THROUGH LATE EVENING...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS 1 TO 2 MPH BY
                    MIDNIGHT
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WIND 3 TO 5 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN TURNING
                    TO NORTH-NORTHEAST 3 TO 4 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH LATE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM LATE MORNING
                    THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WIND 1 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    SWITCHING TO NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
                    GUST TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER 1400.
                    HIGHER GUSTS AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN MACK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110609.COUGA.04/MFR