FNUS76 KMFR 082123
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ONION...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
223 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1337 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 11 AM PDT
SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING
WITH THE PRESENCE OF MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY. STORMS WILL LIKELY
BE DRY AND CONTAIN ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO FIRE GROWTH ARE EXPECTED AGAIN
TOMORROW BUT THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BECOME
NORTHEAST AND INCREASE GRADUALLY THROUGH THE DAY AS THE THERMAL
TROUGH STRENGTHENS ALONG THE COAST. NORTHEAST FLOW AND LOW
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT WHICH
HAS PROMPTED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE INCIDENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH
                    BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 5200 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...WRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110908.ONION.01/MFR