FNUS76 KMFR 221123
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANTELOPE...USFS MDNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
423 AM PDT WED AUG 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0051 PDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER CONTINUES OVER THE BURN AREA FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDS TODAY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS
STRONG AS YESTERDAY. HOWEVER, TOMORROW AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL
MOVE INLAND NORTH OF THE BURN AREA. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BRING STRONGER
AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE BURN AREA BY MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO
YESTERDAY...THEN SLIGHTLY COOLER THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE..
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-86
MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH IN THE MORNING. WEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 9 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE LATE
                    MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING. WEST
                    6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
                    18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE..
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 0 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000-8000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                    TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST  6 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE..
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH...THEN BECOMING
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    16 MPH IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO
                    7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH THEN INCREASING TO
                    14 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH...THEN BECOMING
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
                    25 TO 30 MPH IN THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN MACK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120822.ANTEL.01/MFR