FNUS76 KMFR 251232
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANTELOPE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
532 AM PDT SAT AUG 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0509 PDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...IT WILL BE WARMER...DRIER AND WINDIER TODAY AS A
THERMAL TROUGH MOVES OVER THE AREA. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL MOVE CLOSER TO THE COAST ON SUNDAY. AS A RESULT..WINDS
WILL INCREASE FURTHER. THIS PATTERN WILL PERSIST AT LEAST THROUGH
MONDAY BUT AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS MAY BE STRONG AND GUSTY ON
TUESDAY ALSO.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH DECREASING TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...HUGH SCANLON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120825.ANTEL.01/MFR