FNUS76 KMFR 061450
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARIBOU...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
750 AM PDT THU SEP 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0703 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND WARM WEATHER CONTINUES OVER THE BURN
AREA THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES AND MIN RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY. A WEAK
DISTURBANCE WEST OF THE BURN AREA WILL RESULT IN A FEW BUILDING
CUMULUS CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON...BUT NOT EXPECTING ANY
PRECIPITATION OR STORMS TO DEVELOP FROM THESE CLOUDS. RIDGETOP
RECOVERIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE POOR TO MODERATE TONIGHT WITH WINDS
EXPECTED TO INCREASE NEAR AND AT THE RIDGETOPS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 2-4 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8900 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6-11 MPH
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING. SOUTH 5-7 WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUST TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-57
MAX HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 1-3 MPH EARLY. THEN SOUTH 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL EARLY. LOWERING TO 1000 FT
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 5-9 MPH EARLY...THEN
                    7-12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING. INCREASING TO
                    8-12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 1-3 MPH EARLY...THEN SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13-19 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2-4 MPH EARLY...THEN SOUTHEAST 5-9 WITH A
                    FEW GUST TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...YREKA INTERAGENCY COMMAND CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120906.CARIB.01/MFR