FNUS76 KMFR 151409
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD SPRINGS...KLAMATH FALLS FIRE CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
709 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 DOWNSLOPE FLOWS OVERNIGHT. WINDS ON THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR TO TODAY. 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...AND WETTING RAINS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY
THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS WEEK. COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL ARRIVE BY THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-88.
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.
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.
.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DOWNSLOPE SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING WEST 8 TO 12  MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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