FNUS76 KMFR 042236
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ONION...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
336 PM PDT SUN SEP 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1453 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCE
AND INCREASED MOISTURE WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.
ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DURING THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE
WILL MOVE INLAND WITH VERY SLIGHT COOLING ON MONDAY AND ALSO PUSH THE
REGION OF INSTABILITY NORTHEAST OF THE SITE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
STRENGTHEN ON TUESDAY WITH A NEW WARMING AND DRYING TREND THROUGH
MID-WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...
                    MAINLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WIND 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL FALLING TO 800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WIND 0 TO 2 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO
                    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WIND 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL FALLING TO 800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WIND 3 TO 8 MPH.


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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110904.ONION.01/MFR