FNUS76 KMFR 032359
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAVA...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
459 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1623 PDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HOTTER AND DRIER WEATHER AND SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE THE HOTTEST
TEMPERATURES OF THE YEAR ON SATURDAY. MOISTURE WILL SURGE
NORTHWARD SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR
THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS WILL PROBABLY BE DRY AT THE ONSET SATURDAY
NIGHT AND THEN TREND WETTER SUNDAY. SUNDAY WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES
COOLER THAN SATURDAY WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY. SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH STORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NE 3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH THROUGH 2300L
                    THEN DECREASING TO 1-2 MPH AND BECOMING SE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NE LOWERING TO 3-5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NE 7-12 MPH THROUGH 2300L THEN DECREASING TO 1-2 MPH
                    AND BECOMING SE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY AND HOT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-10 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SE 1-3 MPH THROUGH 1500L THEN BECOMING N-NE AND
                    INCREASING TO 5-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NE 5-10 MPH THROUGH NOON THEN BECOMING WEST
                    5-10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........S-SE 2-4 MPH THROUGH 1500L THEN BECOMING N-NE
                    7-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STAVISH
REQUESTED BY...LIFC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120803.LAVA_.02/MFR