FNUS76 KMFR 172345
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED CONE COMPLEX...NPS CLP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
445 PM PDT SAT SEP 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1550 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 AREA 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.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ABOUT 5 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.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND 0 TO 2 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH
                     BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                     VEERING TO THE NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH LATE IN
                     THE AFTERNOON.  GUSTS UP TO 15 TO 18 MPH IN
                     THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...RUTH JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110917.REDCO.01/MFR