FNUS76 KMFR 091253
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR KLAMATH RIVER CANYON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
453 AM PST FRI DEC 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON DECEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY RESULTING IN STRONG LATE NIGHT/MORNING INVERSIONS.
LATER SATURDAY THE INVERSIONS WILL WEAKEN AND THEN BREAK ON
SUNDAY AS A WEAK DRY COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL REBUILD OVER THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE
CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 48-50.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 2-5 WITH A FEW GUST TO 8 MPH THROUGH MID
                    MORNING. BECOMING SOUTHEAST 1-3 WITH GUSTS TO
                    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1000-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24.
RH..................MAX 80-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTH WIND 0-1 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45-47.
RH..................MIN 38-43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...DAVE CANTRELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111209.KLAMA.01/MFR