FNUS76 KMFR 301850
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CREAMPUFF...OR-UPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1150 AM PDT FRI SEP 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE ROLLING INTO THE AREA TODAY.
THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE ABOUT 5 DEGREES COOLER BUT WITH HUMIDITY
STAYING SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
COASTAL AREA EARLY SATURDAY AND WILL SPREAD LIGHT RAIN INLAND.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE AT THE RIDGES OR EXPOSED AREA
AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WITH GOOD MIXING HEIGHT. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF
DRYING SUNDAY, THEN A COLD FRONT WILL BRING MODERATE AMOUNT OF RAIN
MONDAY. THE STRONGEST FRONT OF THE SERIES IS EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY WITH WIDESPREAD WETTING RAINS LIKELY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH MOSTLY HIGH CLOUDS.
TEMPERATURE.........76 AT IGNITION...MAX 84.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WIND 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN TOWARD MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX ABOVE 90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE WIND 1 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 18 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...WITH
                    RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.


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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...SANDRA NICHOLS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110930.CREAM.02/MFR