FNUS76 KMFR 100404
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PARK CA-SHF-002579...USDA FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
904 PM PDT THU AUG 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2016 PDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL TODAY WITH WARM
AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED. DOWNSLOPING WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN
THE MORNING...FOLLOWED BY UPVALLEY WINDS FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BE LOWER
FRIDAY WITH LIGHTER MIXING WINDS. OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT. DUE TO YOUR HIGH ELEVATION THIS COULD RESULT
IN POOR RECOVERIES SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF UPVALLEY WINDS AND DRY AIR MASS ALOFT COULD AFFECT
THE FIRE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH EARLY...THEN UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH
                    FROM MID MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 1-2 MPH IN THE MORNING. NORTHWEST
                    2-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH EARLY...THEN NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 3-6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 4-6 MPH THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING. UPSLOPE
                    1-3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING. BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...STEVEN CLARK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120809.PARKC.01/MFR