FNUS76 KMFR 292301
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAVA...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT WED AUG 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1534 PDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COMPARED TO WEDNESDAY...THE WEATHER WILL BE WARMER AND
DRIER WITH SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS ON THURSDAY. CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY
WILL THEN BE SIMILAR TO THURSDAY EXCEPT WITH ANOTHER SLIGHT INCREASE
TO WIND SPEEDS. THE INCREASE IN TEMPERATURES AND WIND SPEEDS IS DUE
TO THE APPROACH OF A THERMAL TROUGH WHILE A DRY UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE TROUGH MOVES INTO THE REGION. THE OUTLOOK IS FOR SLIGHT
COOLING AND A SLIGHT DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS FOR THE WEEKEND.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 8500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING WEST 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON THEN WEST 7 TO 12 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...LEE JENSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120829.LAVA_.01/MFR