FNUS76 KMFR 181501
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCORPION COMPLEX...USFS, MODOC N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
801 AM PDT MON JUL 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0714 PDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE WEST OF THE AREA TODAY WILL RESULT
IN ONE MORE DAY OF STRONG SOUTH WINDS TODAY. HUMIDITIES ARE LIKELY
TO REMAIN LOW TODAY AND TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS THE RAINFALL FROM
THE LOW IS UNLIKELY TO MAKE IT INTO THE AREA.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH MORNING...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS 15-25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE MORNING...THEN
                    TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH DURING THE MORNING...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10
                    TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 TO 1000 FT AGL DURING THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH EARLY EVENING...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH DURING THE
                    EVENING.


.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY DURING
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 2-4 MPH THEN NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL LATE
                    MORNING...THEN 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST AT 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE JOHNSTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110718.SCORP.01/MFR