FNUS76 KMFR 012214
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ONION...USFS/KLAMATH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
314 PM PDT THU SEP 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1400 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT
FRIDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

.DISCUSSION...A SIGNIFICANT THERMAL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE OVER
NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...RESULTING
IN POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AND OVERNIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE
AREA OF THE FIRE CLOSEST TO THE RIDGE. AREAS FURTHEST AWAY
FROM THE RIDGES...AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WILL EXPERIENCE
TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES LIKELY. WINDS
WILL WEAKEN BY SATURDAY AS THE THERMAL TROUGH EXPANDS NORTH.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM 5 TO 10 DEGREES TOMORROW...AND WILL
WARM FURTHER ON SATURDAY. DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH NEXT WEEK. NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT
LEAST SUNDAY...AND CHANCES AFTER SUNDAY DO NOT LOOK PROMISING.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 12
                    MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...MIKE HOWERTON ADFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110901.ONION.01/MFR