FNUS76 KMFR 052141
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BARRY POINT 9 5-6 12...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
241 PM PDT WED SEP 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1400 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVES CLOSER TO THE COAST
THURSDAY. THE APPROACH OF THIS LOW WILL BRING A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN
HUMIDITIES AND ALSO WEAK INSTABILITY ON BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
WITH SOME CUMULUS TOWERS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK ON SATURDAY THEN
A COOLING TREND IS EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A STABLE PATTERN
AS TEMPERATURES RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47 BASE - 52 RIDGE TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........35 RIDGE TOP - 55 BASE PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    20 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 RIDGE TOP - 82 BASE.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT BRAINARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120905.BARRY.01/MFR