FNUS76 KMFR 222338
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAVA...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
438 PM PDT WED AUG 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1610 PDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER CONTINUES FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. THE
MAIN CONCERN THURSDAY WILL BE GUSTY WINDS LATE THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS DECREASE THURSDAY EVENING AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH. THIS WILL BRING COOLER
TEMPERATURES AT NIGHT WITH AN INVERSION LIKELY. WINDS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG FRIDAY.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. BECOMING WINDY LATE MORNING INTO THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-84
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING. WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 4-7 WITH GUST TO 12 MPH LATE MORNING
                    THROUGH AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING. WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 12-18 WITH GUST TO 25 MPH LATE MORNING
                    THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 0-2 MPH BY LATE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10-13 WITH GUST TO 20 MPH EARLY...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTH 1-3 MPH BY LATE EVENING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-81
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM IN THE MORNING. THEN NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 1-2 MPH IN THE MORNING. THEN NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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