FNUS76 KMFR 151354
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD SPRINGS...KLAMATH FALLS FIRE CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
654 AM PDT WED AUG 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0633 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT THE AREA ONCE AGAIN. WINDS
WILL BE ABOUT 20 PERCENT STRONGER THIS AFTERNOON COMPARED TO YESTERDAY...WITH
EXPECTED WESTERLY DIRECTION AND LIGHT SLOPE FLOWS OVERNIGHT. TODAY WILL BE MOSTLY
CLEAR ABOVE ANY SMOKE WHILE TOMORROW WILL FEATURE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AS MORE MOISTURE AND A FEW IMPULSES MOVE INTO THE AREA. A BETTER CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS ON FRIDAY. COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BY THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTH DOWNSLOPE WINDS BECOMING WEST 4 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 9
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTH DOWNSLOPE WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    13 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE SOUTH
                    WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.



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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120815.COLDS.01/MFR