FNUS76 KMFR 080522
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAVA...BM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1022 PM PDT TUE AUG 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2201 PDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST UPPER FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE INCIDENT
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AS A RIDGE REMAINS EAST OF THE AREA
AND A TROUGH OFFSHORE. THIS WILL RESULT IN LITTLE CHANGE IN
TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITIES THROUGH THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BE LARGELY
DIURNALLY DRIVEN WITH LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE
MORNING AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE
ATMOSPHERE MIXES. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD WESTWARD
FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND...RESULTING IN INCREASING TEMPERATURES AND
LOWER HUMIDITIES.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-11 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    3-6 MPH LATE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER NOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND
                    INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    AFTER NOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    3-6 MPH LATE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER NOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND
                    INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    AFTER NOON.

$$
FORECASTER...WRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN PYLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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