FNUS76 KMFR 300429
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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED CONE COMPLEX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
929 PM PDT THU SEP 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1524 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT PREVAILS OVER THE FIRE
AREA TODAY BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OFF TO THE EAST AND AN INCOMING
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC. SCATTERED CIRRUS EARLY
SHOULD GIVE WAY TO INCREASING MID AND HIGH CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE COOLER WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY THAN YESTERDAY.
THE FIRST CHANCE OF RAIN WITH THE INCOMING TROUGH COMES SATURDAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A FEW
                    BUILDUPS POSSIBLE WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 71 FROM 12-2 PM...THEN COOLING INTO THE UPPER
                    60S THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT EARLY AFTERNOON. INCREASING R/H
                    THEREAFTER TOWARD 45 PERCENT BY 5 PM.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WIND 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH BY NOON. WIND SHIFTING WEST
                    IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WIND 3-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH BY NOON. WIND SHIFTING WEST
                    IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...STAVISH
REQUESTED BY...GREG FUNDERBURK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110929.REDCO.01/MFR