FNUS76 KMFR 210013
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAVA...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
513 PM PDT MON AUG 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1715 PDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOME PASSING CLOUDS THIS EVENING WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR TONIGHT.
AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING A COOLING TREND TO THE
FIRE SITE OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. THIS SAME TROUGH WILL
RESULT IN STRONGER WINDS TOMORROW BY ABOUT 25 PERCENT. NO THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED WITH THE TROUGH...AND HUMIDITIES WILL BE A TOUCH HIGHER
TUESDAY COMPARED TO TODAY. ANOTHER DAY OF COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...WITH HUMDITIES TRENDING
LOWER.



.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE EAST WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE EAST WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 3 MPH AFTER 9AM THROUGH 1PM.
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH AFTER 3PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    EAST WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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