FNUS76 KMFR 020441 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR RED CONE COMPLEX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 941 PM PDT THU SEP 1 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2120 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STRONG THERMAL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN A WARM AND DRY AIR MASS ACROSS THE AREA WITH NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN SATURDAY AFTERNOON BUT IT WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES WARMER AS THE THERMAL TROUGH EXPANDS NORTH. THE WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE WITH A COUPLE DEGREES OF ADDITIONAL HEATING ON SUNDAY. WEAK INSTABILITY MAY DEVELOP ON MONDAY. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WIND 0 TO 2 MPH BACKING TO NORTH 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WIND 1 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN BACKING TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...WEYGAND REQUESTED BY...GREG FUNDERBURK TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110901.REDCO.01/MFR