FNUS76 KMFR 240146
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARWOOD...OR-UPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
646 PM PDT FRI SEP 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1812 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER ON SATURDAY AND MORE HUMID FROM
THE CASCADES WEST...BUT WINDS WILL BE STRONGER...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN AND EAST OF THE CASCADES. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING IN MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES SUNDAY WITH WETTING RAIN FROM THE CASCADES WEST AND
CONTINUING STRONG WINDS ON THE EAST SIDE. ANOTHER WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE ONSHORE MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WILL WARM
INLAND TEMPERATURES BACK ABOVE NORMAL VALUES. A FEW WEAK FRONTS ARE
EXPECTED LATE IN THE WEEK.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH MID AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
                    GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH
                    AROUND SUNRISE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 21 TO 31 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 12 MPH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 29 TO 39 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES
REQUESTED BY...SANDRA NICHOLS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110923.GARWO.01/MFR