FNUS76 KMFR 312208
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ONION...USFS/KLAMATH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
308 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1332 PDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A MUCH DRIER AIRMASS WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY WITH OFFSHORE WINDS DEVELOPING. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY
RECOVERY WILL WORSEN THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...BUT GUSTY
OFFSHORE WINDS WILL WEAKEN AND EAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY
EARLY SATURDAY AS THE THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE SOUTH COAST EXPANDS
NORTH. BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO WARM UP 5
TO 10 DEGREES THURSDAY...THEN SEVERAL MORE DEGREES INTO THE
WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL LOWERING TO 500 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7-12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6-12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT WIND.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 2-4 MPH INCREASING TO 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STAVISH
REQUESTED BY...MIKE HOWERTON ADFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110831.ONION.01/MFR