FNUS76 KMFR 142220
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARDEN...FOREST SVC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
320 PM PDT WED SEP 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1358 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER LAS VEGAS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST
INTO THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THERE IS ENOUGH MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY WRAPPING AROUND THIS LOW TO PRODUCE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EAST SIDE OF THE CASCADES AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE WEST SIDE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
MAINLY EAST OF THE CASCADES. ANY FOOTPRINTS OF WETTING RAIN WILL BE
ISOLATED AND SMALL. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY
WITH GUSTS OVER 25 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. HOWEVER...
HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........30 TO 40 PERCENT CUMULUS CLOUD COVERAGE THIS EVENING WITH A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER. ANY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    ARE EXPECTED TO STAY TO THE SOUTH AND WEST AND WELL NORTH OF
                    THE BURN AREA.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42 TO 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING CALM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN CUMULUS DEVELOPING DURING
                    THE AFTERNOON WITH 30 TO 40 PERCENT CLOUD COVERAGE.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM EARLY MORNING THEN BECOMING WEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 11 TO 14 WITH GUSTS TO
                    23 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DODD
REQUESTED BY...LARRY PINGEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110914.GARDE.01/MFR