FNUS76 KMFR 272313
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BARRY POINT...BLM LAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
413 PM PDT MON AUG 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1537 PDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.DISCUSSION...THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OFFSHORE WILL PERSIST
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...THEN GRADUALLY MOVE INLAND OVER THE REGION
TUESDAY EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS INTO THE BURN AREA THIS EVENING AND AGAIN
TUESDAY. WINDS THIS EVENING WILL REMAIN GUSTY TILL AROUND 2100L
THEN WILL DECREASE AND BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY. ON TUESDAY
AS THE TROUGH MOVES INTO THE COAST...EXPECT INCREASED SOUTHWEST
WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A LINGERING TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY WITH A DECREASE
IN TEMPERATURES BY SEVERAL DEGREES AND AND INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES
BY AROUND 5 PERCENT. WINDS WEDNESDAY WILL BE LIGHTER AND WESTERLY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE..
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP OF 12 TO 14 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH AROUND 2100L...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH EXCEPT
                    SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH NEAR THE TOP OF THE BURN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-8000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING 500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH THEN
                    LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AROUND 2100L...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH EXCEPT
                    SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH NEAR THE TOP OF THE BURN.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-13 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 3 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING EXCEPT SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH NEAR THE
                    TOP OF THE BURN...BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 6 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    7 TO 10 MPH WITH WITH GUSTS OF 15-18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING EXCEPT SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH NEAR THE
                    TOP OF THE BURN...BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    14 TO 18 MPH WITH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...TOD JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120827.BARRY.01/MFR