FNUS76 KMFR 022255
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ONION...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
355 PM PDT FRI SEP 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1507 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERY UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A SIGNIFICANT THERMAL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE OVER
NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...RESULTING
IN ONE MORE NIGHT OF POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AND GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS THE
THERMAL TROUGH EXPANDS NORTH BUT AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE
TO BE LOW. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ANOTHER 5 DEGREES TOMORROW. DRY
AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........23-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING SLIGHTLY THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT AND TOWARD
                    SATURDAY MORNING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WIND 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...TURNING TO
                    SOUTHEAST AND DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WIND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...TOBY HEROLD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110902.ONION.01/MFR