FNUS76 KMFR 242326
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANTELOPE...USFS MDNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
426 PM PDT FRI AUG 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1544 PDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...

.DISCUSSION...HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR TO MODERATE
TONIGHT.  LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN TEMPERATURES TOMORROW.
HOWEVER...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME BREEZY AND GUSTY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL A COUPLE
DEGREES SUNDAY AND AGAIN MONDAY. HOWEVER SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE
STRONGER DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION FROM
THE WEST.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 0 TO 2 MPH. GUSTS OF 8 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000-7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL
                    AFTER SUNSET
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH DECREASING BECOMING
                     SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTH
                    TO SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT. GUSTS OF
                    15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE..
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    THEN...INCREASING TO  12 TO 17 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH IN THE
                    EARLY EVENING...DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000-7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL
                    AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                    TO AROUND 6 TO 12 MPH...THEN BACKING TO THE SOUTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
                    EARLY EVENING...DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

$$
FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...HUGH SCANLON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120824.ANTEL.02/MFR