FNUS76 KMFR 072139
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ONION...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
239 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1315 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
PDT THURSDAY FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING FOR A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.DISCUSSION...DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS AN UPPER TROUGH
MOVES OVER THE REGION. MOISTURE SHOULD INCREASE SOME BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON
BUT WETTING RAINS FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL
UNLIKELY. WIND FLOW THROUGH THURSDAY WILL BE PRIMARILY TERRAIN DRIVEN. A
THERMAL TROUGH IS ESTABLISHED BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL ENSUE BY THAT TIME. HUMIDITIES WILL DECREASE AS WELL BY THAT TIME.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTHWEST DOWNSLOPE WIND 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................6.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WIND 2 TO 4 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTHWEST DOWNSLOPE WIND 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL LIKELY SWITCH TO NORTHERLY 3 TO
                    5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH THROUGH 4000 FT AGL AND NORTHEAST WINDS
                    5 TO 10 MPH 4000 FT AGL THROUGH 10000 FT AGL.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................6.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHERLY 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

$$
FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110907.ONION.01/MFR