FNUS76 KMFR 180043
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARDEN...OR-LFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
543 PM PDT SAT SEP 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1709 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND WEAK HIGH PRESSURE AT THE
SURFACE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION SUNDAY. AS A WEAK FRONT PUSHES
INTO NORTHERN OREGON...MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM INTO
NORTHERN OREGON BUT SOUTHERN OREGON AND THE BURN AREA WILL REMAIN DRY
WITH ONLY SOME CLOUDS OVER THE AREA TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ABOUT 5 TO 7 DEGREES MORE
COMPARED TO SATURDAYS TEMPS. WARMING IS EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK
AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT AND A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH DEVELOP
OVER THE AREA.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    12 MPH...DECREASING TO 2 TO 4 MPH LATE IN THE
                    EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    1 TO 2 LATE IN THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH...DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING
                    THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    2 TO 4 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2
                    TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING WEST
                    4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-7500 FT AGL
                     IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING WEST
                    7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
                    2 TO 4 MPH THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    0 TO 2 LATE IN THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 18 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
                    3 TO 6 MPH...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    1 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...ERIC HAHN  OR-LAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110917.GARDE.01/MFR