FNUS76 KMFR 090506
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PARK CA-SHF-002579...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1006 PM PDT WED AUG 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2107 PDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. SHOULD BE CONTINUED DIURNALLY DRIVEN SLOPE WINDS DURING THE
MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON HOURS WITH DRAINAGE FLOW TAKING HOLD QUICKLY
AFTER SUNSET. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BE STRONGEST TO THE NORTH, BUT RH
RECOVERIES LATE THIS WEEK AND WEEKEND WILL BE MODERATE AT BEST,
PERHAPS EVEN POOR SATURDAY/SUNDAY MORNINGS. NOT EXPECTING ANY
PRECIPITATION FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 5 DAYS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY, EXCEPT FOR SOME HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 1-3 MPH THEN UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH MID-LATE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING 1500-2000 FT AGL IN THE LATE
                    MORNING, THEN 5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON, EXCEPT
                    SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH 500 FT ABOVE THE RIDGE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5-10 MPH, BECOMING NORTHWEST SIMILAR
                    SPEEDS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 2-4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH 500 FT ABOVE THE RIDGE IN
                    THE EVENING; OTHERWISE, NORTH 5-10 MPH, BECOMING
                    EAST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
                    EAST 2-4 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING, THEN
                    NORTH 1-3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON, EXCEPT
                    SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH 500 FT ABOVE THE RIDGE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 4-8 MPH, BECOMING NORTH SIMILAR SPEEDS IN
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...DONNA SAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120808.PARKC.02/MFR