FNUS76 KMFR 122144
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT COMPLEX BRANCH I...SOCAL IMT #1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
244 PM PDT SUN AUG 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1403 PDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND HOT CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN. THEY
WILL STAR OUT FROM THE NORTHEAST IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFT NORTH
TO NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE THERMAL TROUGH SHIFTS INLAND.
THE THERMAL TROUGH SHIFTS WEST OF THE BURN AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND
THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT THE OFFSHORE FLOW COULD BE STRONGER
RESULTING IN STRONGER WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST WITH POOR
RECOVERIES.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING. NORTH TO
                    NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 9000 FT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10-16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2-3 MPH IN THE MORNING. THEN NORTH
                    TO NORTHWEST 4-6 WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-65 NEAR 3000 FT. 65-68 NEAR 5000 FT.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT NEAR 300 FT. 38 PERCENT NEAR 5000 FT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 2-4 MPH IN THE EVENING EAST 2-4 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 4-7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 5-8 WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO 11 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD GONZALES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120812.FORTC.01/MFR