FNUS76 KMFR 252305
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANTELOPE...USFS MDNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
405 PM PDT SAT AUG 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1520 PDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AS
A THERMAL TROUGH MOVES INLAND OVER THE AREA. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE COAST ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL
BRING ADDITIONAL GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA...WITH WINDS
STRONGER THAN TODAY. THIS PATTERN WILL PERSIST AT LEAST THROUGH
MONDAY. ALSO AS THE TROUGH BEGINS TO SHIFT INLAND LATE TUESDAY,
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS MAY BE AS STRONG AND GUSTY ON TUESDAY
AS WELL. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER SUNDAY AND CONTINUE
TO TREND COOLER MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE EARLY EVENING THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 7 MPH...THEN BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
                    2 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-7500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY..
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH  WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING INCREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15-18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO
                    7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
                    15-18 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 3 TO 7 MPH THEN BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-7000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 22 TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING DECREASING TO 7 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
                    25 TO 30 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 7 TO 15 MPH THEN BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH
                    LATE IN THE NIGHT.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...HUGH SCANLON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120825.ANTEL.02/MFR