FNUS76 KMFR 250111
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOFF...USFS SIF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
555 PM PDT FRI AUG 24 2012

UPDATED FOR HUMIDITY TONIGHT AT 2400 FT ELEVATION

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1653 PDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. A THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE COAST EXTENDS NORTH TONIGHT.
LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. RIDGES MAY SEE A
WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW BECOMING EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING
LIGHT SOUTHEAST LATE TONIGHT.  POOR RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS ESPECIALLY ABOVE 4000 FEET. ON
SATURDAY...THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE GRADUALLY SHIFTS EAST WITH A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OFFSHORE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME
WEST TO SOUTHWEST OVER THE BURN AREA IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50-55 IN THE VALLEYS AND 55-59 ON THE
                    RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 55-70 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 35-45
                    PERCENT ON THE RIDGES. FOR 2400 FT ELEVATION
                    EXPECT THE RH TO GO ABOVE 40% BETWEEN 9PM AND
                    11PM.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 2 MPH.
                    RIDGES...NORTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH EARLY
                    THIS EVENING AT THE RIDGES...BECOMING VARIABLE
                    0 TO 2 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SOUTHEAST
                    2 TO 4 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH AROUND SUNSET.
                    RIDGES...NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY THIS
                    EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 4 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING...THE SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH
                    LATE IN THE NIGHT

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS
                    OF  SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-90 VALLEYS AND 77-84 RIDGES.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    RIDGES...SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON...SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    RIDGES...SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. WINDS OVER
                    THE RIDGES WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON...ALSO GUSTS TO 15 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
                    IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON OVER THE RIDGES.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...MIKE POWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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