FNUS76 KMFR 122230
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARDEN...OR-LAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
330 PM PDT MON SEP 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1509 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE...

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.  ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
THUNDERSTORM AREA WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST TUESDAY WHICH WILL
LOWER THE CHANCES OF OCCURRENCE. A COOLER AND STABLE AIR MASS
WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY UNDER WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT....WITH GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE ON THE RIDGES AND EAST OF THE
CASCADES THURSDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT VARIABLE WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9700 FT AGL DECREASING TO
                    500 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    20 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT WIND.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT VARIABLE WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST WIND
                    3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH MID TO LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND BECOMING.

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FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAVEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110912.GARDE.02/MFR