FNUS76 KMFR 110251
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST MCCLOUD TS UNDERBURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
751 PM PDT THU MAY 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN OVER
THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL KEEP WARM TO HOT AND DRY
WEATHER GOING OVER MOST AREAS. DEW POINTS WILL GRADUALLY RISE OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS THE AIRMASS MODIFIES...BUT INCREASING
TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP HUMIDITIES ON THE LOW SIDE. IN
ADDITION...OFFSHORE FLOW WILL RESULT IN POOR RECOVERIES OVER
RIDGES AND MID SLOPES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. AN UPPER LOW
MOVING INTO CALIFORNIA MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
20 FT WIND..........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH WINDS
                    2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
20 FT WIND..........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
20 FT WIND..........BECOMING SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6600-8300 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 42 TO 47. HIGHS 78 TO 84. LIGHT WIND.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 45 TO 50.
HIGHS 82 TO 87. LIGHT WIND.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 45 TO 50.
HIGHS 78 TO 84. LIGHT WIND.

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FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW WELDON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120511.EASTM.01/MFR