FNUS76 KMFR 082055
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PARK CA-SHF-002579...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
155 PM PDT WED AUG 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1313 PDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THIS LOCATION.
OF NOTE IS THAT THERE IS LIKELY A WIND SHIFT THAT OCCURS IN THIS AREA
IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AS THE LOCAL DRAINAGE FLOW GETS OVERWHELMED BY
THE LARGE DRAINAGE FLOW FROM THE NORTHWEST AS THE SHADOWS LENGTHEN.
ALSO, THERE SHOULD BE A LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND TONIGHT THAT WILL
PROBABLY PICK UP A LITTLE AROUND SUNRISE.

.REST OF TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WIND 1-3 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE NORTHWEST
                    2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........UPSLOPE EAST 5-10 MPH TO THE RIDGE, THEN NORTHWEST
                    6-12 MPH UP TO 2000 FEET AGL, THEN SOUTHWEST
                    10-20 MPH ABOVE 2000 FEET AGL.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5-10 MPH TO THE RIDGE EARLY, OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY DUE TO HIGH CLOUDS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH BECOMING EAST-NORTHEAST
                    0-2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 500 FEET AGL OR LESS AROUND SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING EAST-NORTHEAST 5
                    MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING EAST-NORTHEAST 5
                    MPH.


.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY DUE TO HIGH CLOUDS, THEN
                    MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
                    EAST 2-4 MPH AROUND MIDDAY, THEN NORTHWEST
                    1-3 MPH LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500-2000 FT AGL LATE
                    MORNING, THEN 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5-15 MPH, EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH
                    500 FEET ABOVE THE RIDGE FROM LATE MORNING
                    ONWARD.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
                    EAST 7-15 MPH AROUND MIDDAY, THEN NORTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH LATE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...DONNA SAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120808.PARKC.01/MFR