FNUS76 KMFR 261548
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD SPRINGS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
848 AM PDT SUN AUG 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0823 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE STRONGER AND HUMIDITIES WILL BE SEVERAL PERCENT
HIGHER AT THE FIRE TODAY COMPARED TO YESTERDAY AS A DEEP UPPER LOW OFFSHORE
MOVES CLOSER TO THE REGION AND A DRY COLD FRONT REACHES THE COAST. THE WIND
FORECAST IS A LITTLE PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED
TODAY...SO EXPECT 20 FT WINDS TO BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST...BUT EYE LEVEL WINDS
SHOULD STAY PRIMARILY SOUTHEAST...IN THE FAVORED TERRAIN FLOW. EYE LEVEL WINDS
COULD TURN SOUTHWESTERLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON IF ENOUGH SOUTHWEST FLOW
MAKES IT OVER THE RIDGE. 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. NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY..
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE SOUTH WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH THIS MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER 11AM.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DOWNSLOPE SOUTH WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH THIS MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    AFTER 11AM.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE SOUTH WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE SOUTH WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE SOUTH WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...JOSH FITZPATRICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120826.COLDS.01/MFR