FNUS76 KMFR 201958
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROYAL   12...OR-UPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1258 PM PDT SUN MAY 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER CONTINUES TODAY WITH HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS
MOVING THROUGH. THIS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM WARMING UP
TOO MUCH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. SOME CUMULUS BUILDUPS
ARE POSSIBLE NEAR OR EAST OF THE BURN AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
DRY TONIGHT WITH CLOUDS THICKENING UP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.
THIS FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ALONG THE RIDGE TOP AND COULD
FUNNEL DOWN ALONG THE CANYON EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THEN WINDS
SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT MOVES
THROUGH. SHOWERS ARRIVE LATE MONDAY MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-4 WITH A FEW GUST TO 6 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY MAINLY AFTER 10 AM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH...THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    3-5 WITH GUST TO 9 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING. 4000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 32 TO 40 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT IN THE MORNING. 80 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...CRAIG CLIFTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120520.ROYAL.02/MFR