FNUS76 KMFR 312037
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAVA...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
137 PM PDT TUE JUL 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1250 PDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...IN GENERAL...LITTLE CHANGE IN THE PATTERN IS EXPECTED THROUGH
THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BE ABOUT 10 TO 20 PERCENT STRONGER TODAY COMPARED TO
YESTERDAY AND FROM SIMILAR WEST AND NORTHWEST DIRECTION. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE SIMILAR ON WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER SWITCH TO NORTHWEST
WINDS DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
BEGINNING FRIDAY. THERE IS A SLIM CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY AS CONDITIONS
BECOME UNSTABLE BUT A BETTER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY AS MOISTURE INCREASES
FROM THE SOUTH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WIND 3 TO 5 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
                    7 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH. WINDS WILL S
                    TO NORTHWEST BY 5PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING 9000 FT AGL LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WIND 12 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENI

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTH 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WIND 3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING NORTH
                    7 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH. WINDS WILL S
                    TO NORTHWEST BY 5PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL AFTER 11AM AND 7500 FT AGL AFTER 1PM.
MIXING WINDS........WEST NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING NORTHWEST WIND
                    14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...TOD JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120731.LAVA_.01/MFR