FNUS76 KMFR 051855
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARIBOU FIRE...USFS KNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1155 AM PDT WED SEP 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1129 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER TODAY WITH
SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE REMAINS ALOFT OVER
THE AREA AND A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVES CLOSER TO THE COAST. RIDGE
TOP HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL REMAIN POOR TO MODERATE THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT. A COOLING TREND IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK
WITH A STABLE PATTERN AS TEMPERATURES RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 3-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST 1-2 MPH.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-10 BECOMING EAST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1-2 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...STOCKTON
REQUESTED BY...GENE BACH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120905.CARIB.01/MFR