FNUS76 KMFR 281248
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED CONE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
548 AM PDT SUN AUG 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1553 PDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE COAST WILL MOVE INLAND JUST
NORTH OF TH  BURN AREA TODAY..THEN SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT.
MOST OF THE INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE WILL BE NORTHEAST OF THE
BURN AREA. THERE MAY BE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON...BUT
THE CHANCES ARE LOW. A SIGNIFICANT TROUGH WILL BRING A COOLER
AIRMASS TO THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH SOME
GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON
                    THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE RISING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 1-5 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST 10-17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING WEST 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IF THEY DEVELOP.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EARLY EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 4-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL LOWERING TO NEAR THE SURFACE.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10-15 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IF THEY DEVELOP.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 0-2 MPH BECOMING WEST 3-6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE RISING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND BECOMING WEST 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...STOCKTON/CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...JOHN DONAHUE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110827.REDCO.01/MFR