FNUS76 KMFR 020012
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BARRY POINT...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
512 PM PDT SAT SEP 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1623 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
IT WILL BE A BIT WARMER AND DRIER TODAY WITH WINDS SIMILAR TO WHAT
WAS OBSERVED ON SATURDAY. MIXING WILL BE SIGNIFICANT IN THE AFTERNOON,
THOUGH THE HAINES INDEX IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A 4. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR TONIGHT DUE TO OFFSHORE FLOW. THIS WILL KEEP
SOME MIXING GOING AT UPPER ELEVATIONS OVERNIGHT. ON MONDAY/LABOR DAY
IT WILL BE WARMER AND DRIER WITH A LITTLE MORE WIND. THE THERMAL
TROUGH OVER THE AREA ON MONDAY NIGHT MEANS LESS WIND, BUT A HAINES
INDEX RISING TO A 5 AS DRY AIR MOVES OVERHEAD.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. LIGHT SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 0-2 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS 6-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5-10 MPH BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST
                    5-15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 0-5 MPH, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).


.SUNDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. LIGHT SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........22-32 PERCENT UPPER PORTION, 32-42 PERCENT LOWER
                    PORTION.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH WITH GUSTS 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS DURING THE EVENING
                    AT THE BOTTOM. DIMINISHING AT THE TOP TO 1500 FT
                    AGL AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).


.MONDAY/LABOR DAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTHEAST 1-2 MPH IN THE MORNING, THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH WITH GUSTS 8-12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH DURING THE MORNING, THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH DURING THE MORNING,
                    THEN SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).


.MONDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. LIGHT SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-43 PERCENT UPPER PORTION, 43-53 PERCENT
                    LOWER PORTION.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH WITH GUSTS 6-9 MPH
                    THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 0-2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS DURING THE EVENING
                    AT THE BOTTOM. DIMINISHING AT THE TOP TO 1500 FT
                    AGL AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    0-5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    0-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).


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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...SUE PUDDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120901.BARRY.01/MFR