FNUS76 KMFR 301141
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIONEER...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
441 AM PDT TUE AUG 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1504 PDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH WILL BRING COOLER AIR MASS INTO THE FIRE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES DOWN ABOUT 5 DEGREES AND
SLIGHTLY HIGHER AFTERNOON HUMIDITY. OVERNIGHT RECOVERY WILL BE
GOOD. THE COOLER AIR WILL ALSO LEAD TO HIGHER WINDS AT THE 20
FOOT LEVEL. EXPECT ANOTHER 10 DEGREES COOLING WEDNESDAY. A STRONG
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL START TO BUILD INTO THE AREA FRIDAY AND
WILL LEAD TO A WARMER AND DRIER CONDITION FROM NEXT WEEKEND
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WIND 1-2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WIND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    10-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...ROGER BECK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110829.PIONE.03/MFR