FNUS76 KMFR 111105
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARDEN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
405 AM PDT SUN SEP 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1649 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WIND DIRECTION WILL BE ERRATIC AGAIN TODAY AND ONCE
AGAIN ON MONDAY. THE VARIATION WILL BE A MIXTURE BETWEEN TERRAIN
INFLUENCED SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LARGER SCALE EASTERLY WINDS. THIS
EASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN
WILL CHANGE LITTLE BETWEEN NOW AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE INSTABILITY
WILL BE GREATER FARTHER SOUTH FROM THE SITE...BUT THERE IS A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND AGAIN
ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-11 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....ERRATIC WIND VARYING BETWEEN EAST AND SOUTHWEST 1 TO
                    4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL...THEN INCREASING TO 10800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH...
                    OCCASIONALLY VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF EVENING
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO
                    11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH...
                    DECREASING TO 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....ERRATIC WIND VARYING BETWEEN NORTHEAST AND
                    SOUTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WIND 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING 5 TO 10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH...OCCASIONALLY VEERING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...KATIE MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110910.GARDE.02/MFR