FNUS76 KMFR 042310
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLATE CREEK...ODF GRANTS PASS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
410 PM PDT TUE SEP 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1540 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER ON WEDNESDAY.
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE WORST AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE FIRE
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT. THE NORTHEAST ASPECT PORTION OF THE FIRE
WILL SEE LOWER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES COMPARED TO
THE WEST LINE TOP OF THE FIRE. A GENERAL NORTHERLY TO NORTHEAST
WIND IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE AFTERNOONS. SLOPE DRIVEN FLOW
IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-48 NORTHEAST ASPECT.  WEST LINE TOP OF FIRE 49-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT NORTHEAST ASPECT. WEST LINE TOP OF FIRE 60
                    PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE SOUTHWEST WIND 0 TO 2 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE SOUTHWEST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT..

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82 NORTHEAST ASPECT. WEST LINE TOP OF FIRE 89-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT NORTHEAST ASPECT. 17-19 PERCENT WEST
                    LINE TOP OF FIRE.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE SOUTHWEST WIND 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DOWNSLOPE SOUTHWEST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...SHELLY HOFFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120904.SLATE.01/MFR