FNUS76 KMFR 101305
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
605 AM PDT FRI JUN 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0544 PDT ON JUNE 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK AND FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SITE
DURING THE NEXT HOUR WITH AN ISOLATED SHOWER THAT COULD DEVELOP INTO A
THUNDERSTORM NOW MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARD THE SITE. THE PROBABILITY OF
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH BEHIND THE FRONT BUT
THERE IS STILL A SLIGHT CHANCE THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING.
THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT WARMING TREND THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OFFSHORE NUDGES INTO THE REGION. A SERIES
OF WEAK SHORTWAVES WILL BE EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW WITH AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS
FOR MUCH OF SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE 10 AM IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WIND 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 TO 7
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 11 TO 16 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WIND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE
                    NEAR A THUNDERSTORM DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-83 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN WEST 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT WIND.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WIND 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH..

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN MACK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110610.COUGA.01/MFR