FNUS76 KMFR 112349
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONE MTN...ORCA IMT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
449 PM PDT SUN SEP 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1536 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE DISTURBANCE BEING GENERATED FROM THIS LOW
PRESSURE WILL REMAIN EAST OF THE FIRE AREA ALTHOUGH MAJOR CUMULUS
BUILDUPS MAY BE VISIBLE FROM THE FIRE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE
RIDGE THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDING HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL WEAKEN
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE DOWN A FEW DEGREES FROM SUNDAY...BUT ONLY
WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN AFTERNOON HUMIDITY. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY
SLOPE DRIVEN ALTHOUGH A STRONGER WESTERLY PUSH MAY BE FELT AT THE
HIGHER ELEVATION OF THE FIRE. THE TREND IS FOR A GRADUAL COOLING
OF A DEGREE OR TWO EACH DAY.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WIND 1 TO 2 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WIND 8 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN CLEAR.
                    INVERSION BUILDING TO 5000 FEET DEEP.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EVENING SOUTHWEST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH...THEN
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 2 MPH BY 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH THROUGH THE LATE EVENING
                    THEN TURNING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WIND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110911.LONEM.01/MFR