FNUS76 KMFR 081409
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED CONE COMPLEX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
709 AM PDT THU SEP 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1834 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE...

.DISCUSSION...HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS LOW
PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. LOOK FOR INCREASED
CLOUDINESS AS ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP AND BECOME MORE
NUMEROUS INTO LATE DAY AND EVENING. STORMS MAY PRODUCE MORE
RAINFALL VERSUS YESTERDAY...AND LIGHTNING WITH STORMS SHOULD
INCREASE IF STORMS MOVE INTO THE FIRE REGION FROM THE EAST. GUSTY
WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH STORMS. BEWARE OF LIGHTNING.
OUTDOOR CREWS SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IN A BUILDING OR CLOSED-TOP
VEHICLE IF STORMS APPROACH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...
                    THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WIND 1-3 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    TOWARD NOON. THEN AFTERNOON NORTHWEST WINDS
                    2-3 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................6.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST TOWARD
                    NOON...THEN NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 50 MPH EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...STAVISH
REQUESTED BY...GREG FUNDERBURK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110907.REDCO.01/MFR