FNUS76 KMFR 102256
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT COMPLEX BRANCH II...SOCAL IMT #1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
356 PM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1528 PDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND HOT WEATHER CONTINUES OVER THE BURN AREA FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE THERMAL TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT INLAND
NEAR OR OVER THE BURN AREA SATURDAY BRINGING EVEN HOTTER TEMPERATURES.
THE THERMAL TROUGH SHIFTS WEST OF THE BURN AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS
WILL RESULT IN POOR RECOVERIES FOR THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGETOPS.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....98-100.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING. UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO 8200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7-12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING. NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR..
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65.
MAX HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-3 EARLY...THEN NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2-4 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH EARLY...THEN NORTHEAST 3-5 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD GONZALES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120810.FORTC.02/MFR