FNUS76 KMFR 302328
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAVA...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
428 PM PDT THU AUG 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1559 PDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...CONTINUED VERY WARM AND DRY BUT WITH STRONGER WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OFFSHORE WILL MOVE TOWARD THE COAST FRIDAY
THEN ONSHORE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO GUSTY
WEST WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN A COOLER DAY WITH
WEAKER WINDS ON SATURDAY. A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN EARLY NEXT
WEEK.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH BECOMING WEST 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING WEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT
                    TO AROUND 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 7 MPH INCREASING TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...LEE JENSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120830.LAVA_.01/MFR