FNUS76 KMFR 082354
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DILLON CA-KNF-5426...USDA FOREST SERVICE HAPPY CAMP RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
454 PM PDT WED AUG 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1608 PDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT MOSTLY DIURNAL WINDS TO PREVAIL ACROSS THE WILDFIRE
SITE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH UPVALLEY FLOW IN THE AFTERNOONS, THEN
DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY DEVELOPING IN THE EVENINGS/OVERNIGHTS. WITH A THERMAL
TROUGH STRENGTHENING OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA EXPECT OFFSHORE FLOW OVER
THE AREA EACH NIGHT, STRONGEST THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THIS
WILL BRING STRONGER WINDS TO THE RIDGES ABOVE THE WILDFIRE AND ALSO POORER
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH UPVALLEY 1-3 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH
                    THIS EVENING, THEN DOWNVALLEY 0-2 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10-20 MPH THIS EVENING, BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    5-10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7-15 MPH, BECOMING NORTH DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....98-102.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH LATER IN THE MORNING, THEN
                    UPVALLEY SOUTH 2-4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH IN THE MORNING, THEN
                    SOUTH 10-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING, THEN SOUTH 8-16 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS 101 TO 105. LIGHT WINDS.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS 103 TO 107. LIGHT WINDS.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 102. LIGHT WINDS.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS 100 TO 102. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...TERRY WALTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120808.DILLO.01/MFR