FNUS76 KMFR 161256
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
556 AM PDT THU JUN 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1652 PDT ON JUNE 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL SWING THROUGH OREGON INTO
IDAHO AND NORTHERN NEVADA TODAY. AFTERNOON WINDS SHOULD BE
SLIGHTLY LESSER THAN ON WEDNESDAY. THE AREA WILL REMAIN DRY WITH
SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE
UPPER TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE NORTHWEST. AN INCREASE IN WINDS IS
EXPECTED SATURDAY AS ANOTHER DRY FRONT MOVES IN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 2-4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WIND AFTER 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING UPSLOPE 1-2 MPH THROUGH THE
                    MORNING. THEN...AFTERNOON WIND NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...STAVISH
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN MACK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110615.COUGA.02/MFR