FNUS76 KMFR 261249
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANTELOPE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
549 AM PDT SUN AUG 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0516 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE STRONGER AND HUMIDITIES SIMILAR TO
SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THOSE ON SATURDAY AS A DEEP UPPER LOW OFFSHORE
MOVES CLOSER TO THE REGION AND A DRY COLD FRONT REACHES THE COAST.
THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AND THE UPPER LOW WILL LINGER
OFFSHORE THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS
BUT STILL LOW HUMIDITIES ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER ON TUESDAY
AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES TO THE COAST. CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO NEAR
NORMAL FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH 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 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 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.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...HUGH SCANLON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120826.ANTEL.01/MFR