FNUS76 KMFR 222145
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED CONE COMPLEX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
245 PM PDT THU SEP 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1421 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...IT WILL REMAIN WARM AND DRY THROUGH SATURDAY.
MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT BUT SHOULD
IMPROVE COMPARED TO RECENT NIGHTS. SLIGHTLY HIGHER SOUTHWEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON. EVEN STRONGER SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BURN AREA SATURDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.
THE COLD FRONT WILL BRING A BIG CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN
SUNDAY WITH SOME RAIN AND AT LEAST A 15 DEGREE TEMPERATURE DROP.
COOL WEATHER WILL PERSIST ON MONDAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WIND EARLY BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
                    6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND EARLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...RUTH JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110922.REDCO.01/MFR