FNUS76 KMFR 132255
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT COMPLEX BRANCH II...SOCAL IMT #1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
355 PM PDT MON AUG 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1533 PDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MUCH OF THE SAME CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY OVER
THE BURN AREA. DRY AND HOT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN WITH
CLEAR SKIES IN THE MORNING FOLLOWED BY CUMULUS BUILD UPS IN
THE AFTERNOON. AT TIME ANY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REMAIN
SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA...BUT WARRANT CLOSE WATCHING. OFFSHORE
FLOW SETS UP AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE THERMAL TROUGH SHIFTS
WEST OF THE BURN AREA.

.OUTLOOK FOR LATE THIS WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND...EVIDENCE
CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE INCREASING CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
STARTING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO NEXT WEEKEND.
THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF BEING WET.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....99-102.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 0-2 MPH IN THE MORNING. NORTH 2-4 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10-16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING. NORTH TO
                    NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....67-69.
MAX HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 1-3 MPH EARLY. THEN NORTHEAST 0-2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9-14 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN NORTHWEST
                    3-5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 3-6 MPH EARLY...THEN NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD GONZALES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120813.FORTC.02/MFR