FNUS76 KMFR 092126
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LICK 1...USFS KNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
226 PM PDT THU AUG 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1343 PDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS SLIGHTLY TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THE AREA. THEN HIGH PRESSURE QUICKLY
STRENGTHENS OVER THE AREA THIS WEEKEND.  EXPECT SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES  FRIDAY COMPARED TO TODAY. LIGHT OFFSHORE EAST TO
NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TONIGHT WITH WINDS
GENERALLY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
INCREASE ON THE WEEKEND. ALSO EXPECT STRONGER OFFSHORE WINDS
TO DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL
WEAKEN AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. POOR TO MODERATE
HUMIDITY  RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNING.



.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 1000-1500 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET
                    THEN LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE
                    LATE IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    3500-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH  BECOMING
                    NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    6 TO 10 MPH IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING EAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET
                    THEN LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH DURING THE EVENING THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING EAST 4 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...NATE HEARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120809.LICK1.01/MFR