FNUS76 KMFR 101740
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO...OR-LAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1040 AM PDT SAT SEP 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0958 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY
UNDERNEATH A BROAD AREA OF RIDGING. THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL BE
MOVING ACROSS EASTERN OREGON THIS EVENING AND IS EXPECTED TO
CROSS THE FIRE AREA OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERY AND OCCASIONAL GUSTY WINDS. A LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BRING INCREASED MOISTURE TO SOUTHERN
OREGON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. HOWEVER AREAS OF INSTABILITY WILL BE
CONFINED TO THE WARNERS AND HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE SOUTH OF THE
FIRE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WIND 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND 2 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WIND 6 TO 8 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WIND 2 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WIND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...SHANE THAMES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110910.BUFFA.01/MFR