FNUS76 KMFR 102136
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ONION...USFS KNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT SAT SEP 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1400 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY
AS THE FIRE AREA LIES UNDER A BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE. A WEAK UPPER
LEVEL LOW OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL CIRCULATE SOME HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE
ACROSS THE FIRE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON LEADING TO A THREAT OF ISOLATED
LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-57 EXCEPT 60-63 MIDSLOPES.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 48 TO 53. HIGHS
75 TO 80. LIGHT WIND.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 48 TO 53.
HIGHS 74 TO 79. LIGHT WIND.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 47 TO 52.
HIGHS 74 TO 79. LIGHT WIND.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 46 TO 51. HIGHS 73 TO 78. LIGHT WIND.

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FORECASTER...GETTMAN
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110910.ONION.01/MFR