FNUS76 KMFR 082039
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOFF INC...USFS KNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
139 PM PDT WED AUG 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1253 PDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT THE AREA TO CONTINUE TO REMAIN BETWEEN A HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE CENTERED WELL TO THE EAST AND A WEAK TROUGH  OFFSHORE
TODAY AND TOMORROW...BRINGING CONTINUED HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE
AREA. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY SLOPE DRIVEN TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
A STRENGTHENING THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE COAST WILL BRING DRY OFFSHORE
FLOW AND DECREASED RIDGE TOP RECOVERIES TO AREA BY THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY MORNING AND MAY BRING SOME ENHANCED EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS TO
THE TOP THE BURN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.

HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS  SATURDAY AND CONTINUES SUNDAY WITH
INCREASING TEMPERATURES OVER THE AREA. DRY CONDITIONS AND DECREASING
OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND
ALTHOUGH OFFSHORE NORTHEAST WINDS WEAKEN OVER THE RIDGES BY
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS OF
                    3 TO 5 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO AROUND SUNSET...THEN
                    WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A NORTHEASTERLY
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY FLOW OF 1 TO 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    EARLY EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    2 TO 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS OF
                    3 TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
                    AT THE TOP OF THE BURN IN THE AFTERNOON EXPECT
                    WINDS TO BE GENERALLY OUT OF THE WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST AT 4 TO 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS OF 2 TO 5 MPH
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. AT THE TOP
                    OF THE BURN IN THE AFTERNOON EXPECT WINDS TO
                    BE GENERALLY OUT OF THE WEST TO NORTHWEST AT
                    6 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-65 PERCENT
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS OF
                    3 TO 5 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO AROUND SUNSET...THEN
                    WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A NORTHEASTERLY
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY FLOW OF 1 TO 3 MPH. AT
                    THE TOP OF THE BURN OVERNIGHT EXPECT SLIGHTLY
                    STRONGER EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 3 TO 5
                    MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    EARLY EVENING...BECOMING A NORTHEASTERLY
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY FLOW OF
                    2 TO 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.  AT THE TOP OF THE
                    BURN OVERNIGHT EXPECT SLIGHTLY STRONG EAST
                    TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...KURT LINDSTRAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120808.GOFFI.01/MFR