FNUS76 KMFR 311203
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED CONE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
503 AM PDT WED AUG 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1730 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 ALONG WITH SOME GUSTY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
WINDS  ACROSS THE CASCADES. SOME LOW CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE DURING
THE MORNING WITH  MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW WITH CLEARING IN THE LATE
MORNING. COOLER AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY. A WARMING 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 10000 THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...TOD JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110830.REDCO.01/MFR