FNUS76 KMFR 282230
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAVA...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
330 PM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1509 PDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL MOVE ONTO THE COAST THIS EVENING. THIS
WILL CAUSE MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO MIX DOWN TO THE
SURFACE INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS MOST AREAS, GREATEST IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND ON THE EAST SIDE. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BOTTOM
OUT IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS IN THESE SAME AREAS EAST OF THE
CASCADES. WEDNESDAY WINDS DIMINISH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RISE
BACK CLOSER TO SEASONAL NORMALS. ANOTHER DRY FRONT MOVES THROUGH
THE REGION FRIDAY EVENING...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF POSSIBLE
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EAST OF THE CASCADES
FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY..
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4800-6200 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR..
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST TO 2
                    MPH LATE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING NORTH AROUND 4 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY..
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM WINDS BECOMING WEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500-6700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES
REQUESTED BY...TOD JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120828.LAVA_.01/MFR