FNUS76 KMFR 311218
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIONEER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
518 AM PDT WED AUG 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1444 PDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING COOLER AIR TO THE
FORECAST AREA TODAY. SOME LOW CLOUDS DURING THE MORNING WILL START
TO DISSIPATE BY LATE MORNING. COOLER AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE
FORECAST AREA THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. A WARMING AND DRYING TREND
OCCURS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A STRONG RIDGE
BUILDS OVER THE AREA...CONTINUING THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL LATE MORNING THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING LOWERING TO
                    500 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING AND THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    20 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    4 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...ROGER BECK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110830.PIONE.01/MFR