FNUS76 KMFR 270044
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED CONE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
544 PM PDT FRI AUG 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1705 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
   SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE IN FROM THE
SOUTHWEST LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY...AND THIS WILL
DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE.  THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP
AT THAT TIME AND WILL LIKELY BE AROUND THE BURN AREA...IF NOT
OVER IT.  EXPECT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS IF ANY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
IN THE VICINITY.  IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT ANY ACTIVE FIRES AT THAT
TIME WILL BECOME CONVECTIVELY DRIVEN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 2-4 MPH GUSTING TO 10 MPH...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL LOWERING TO NEAR THE SURFACE.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH...BECOMING WEST 3-5 MPH
                    GUSTING TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
                    BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE RISING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND BECOMING WEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...STOCKTON
REQUESTED BY...TOD JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.REDCO.01/MFR