FNUS76 KMFR 062247
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIFFLE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
347 PM PDT MON AUG 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1515 PDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING OVER THE INCIDENT. HAINES 6 WILL
PROMOTE FIRE GROWTH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SOME CUMULUS HAVE
DEVELOPED BUT THE ATMOSPHERE IS CAPPED AND THIS CONVECTION IS NOT
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ANY LIGHTNING OR PRECIPITATION. SKIES WILL
CLEAR AND WINDS WILL DECREASE AND SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST TONIGHT.
HOT...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO TODAY'S ARE EXPECTED
AGAIN TOMORROW. IT WILL BE UNSTABLE AGAIN TOMORROW BUT THE HAINES
IS FORECAST TO BE A 5.

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SW 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SW 15-20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SW 12-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING SE AND DECREASING TO 2-4 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SW DECREASING TO 5-8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SE AND DECREASING TO 4-6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SW 5-8
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SW INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SW 10-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...LIFC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120806.RIFFL.02/MFR