FNUS76 KMFR 092210
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ONION...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
310 PM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1433 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM PDT
SUNDAY FOR A DRY AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WITH HIGH ELEVATION HAINES
INDEX OF 6...

.DISCUSSION...HOT...DRY AND UNSTABLE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND WITH THE HOTTEST DAY EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. EAST TO
NORTHEAST FLOW OVER THE RIDGES WILL PERSIST THROUGH
SATURDAY WITH POOR TO MARGINAL RECOVERIES AS A THERMAL TROUGH REMAINS
WEST OF THE FIRE. ISOLATED DRY AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE THIS EVENING BUT MIDLEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE TOO LIMITED TO SUPPORT
ANY THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. COOLER WEATHER WILL
DEVELOP NEXT WEEK...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL.
ADDITIONALLY...NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
INTO MONDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO RISE SOME LATE WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST-NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH EARLY BECOMING UPSLOPE SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 5 MPH ON THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND EAST 3 TO 5 MPH
                    ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS EARLY INCREASING TO 8000 LATE MORNING
                    AND INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH.


.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 55 TO 59. HIGHS 78 TO 83. AFTERNOON NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 48 TO 53. HIGHS 75 TO 80. AFTERNOON NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 47 TO 52. HIGHS 75 TO 80. AFTERNOON NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.


$$
FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110909.ONION.01/MFR