FNUS76 KMFR 192154
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH RIVER ROAD...ODF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
254 PM PDT FRI AUG 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1407 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THIS AFTERNOON'S WINDS AND OVERALL WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE NEARLY IDENTICAL TO THOSE OBSERVED ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. UP
VALLEY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOMING NORTHERLY IN THE EVENING.
TONIGHT THERE IS AN EAST OFFSHORE WIND OF 5 MPH THAT WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE RIDGES AS THE VALLEY WINDS BECOME DOWN VALLEY. ON
SATURDAY IT WILL BE APPRECIABLY HOTTER AND SOMEWHAT DRIER WITH WINDS
SIMILAR THOUGH A TAD MORE WESTERLY THAN NORTHERLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR EXCEPT HAZY DUE TO SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST UP VALLEY 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    7-10 MPH...BECOMING NORTH THIS EVENING
                    BETWEEN 1700L AND 1800L.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST-NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 WITH GUSTS 15-20 MPH
                    BECOMING NORTH BETWEEN 1700L AND 1800L.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST UP VALLEY 7 TO 15 WITH GUSTS
                    15-20 MPH BECOMING NORTH BETWEEN 1700L AND
                    1800L.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WIND DIMINISHING TO 1-3 MPH AROUND 2000L.
                    WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AND DOWNVALLEY 0-2 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS BY
                    2200L.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH WIND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 MPH OR LESS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WIND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 MPH OR LESS.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. A FEW CLOUDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT EAST DOWN VALLEY 0-2 MPH EARLY...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE AND UPVALLEY LATE MORNING. WIND THEN
                    WEST UP VALLEY 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    7-10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE EVENING
                    BETWEEN 1700L AND 1800L.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 15 WITH GUSTS 15-20 MPH
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST BETWEEN 1700L AND 1800L.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST UP VALLEY 7 TO 15 WITH GUSTS
                    15-20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST BETWEEN 1700L AND
                    1800L.


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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...SHELLY HOFFER  DISPATCH CENTER MANAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110819.NORTH.01/MFR