FNUS76 KMFR 062334
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ONION...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
434 PM PDT TUE SEP 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1334 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WITH STRONG RIDGING ALOFT...HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH LATER
WEDNESDAY AND BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR DRY STORMS...MAINLY EAST
SIDE. DRY STORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS THURSDAY AND TREND TOWARD
WET LATE. STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP ON FRIDAY WITH GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...ESPECIALLY MID SLOPES AND RIDGES.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    WIND 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64.
MAX HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200-9000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........DOWNSLOPE TO 2 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110906.ONION.01/MFR