FNUS76 KMFR 102159
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
259 PM PDT MON SEP 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1417 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR
POOR RECOVERY AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AT THE UPPER SLOPES AND
RIDGES FOR FIRE ZONE 280...

.DISCUSSION...
...COOL AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE AREA TODAY
WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND 5 DEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY. SLOPE
DRIVEN WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE LOWER ELEVATION BUT EXPECT MAINLY
OFFSHORE WINDS AT THE UPPER SLOPES. THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL BE
STRONGEST AT NIGHT AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE THE
NORMS THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND WARMER A FEW
DEGREES EACH DAY FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY..
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 75 ABOVE 3500 FT...75 TO 85 BELOW 3500 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT ABOVE 3500 FT.
                    15 TO 20 PERCENT BELOW 3500 FT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   RIDGES/UPPER SLOPES....EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
   LOWER SLOPES AND VALLEYS...UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH, OCCASIONAL GUST TO
                              8 MPH FROM THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR..
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........20 TO 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   RIDGES/UPPER SLOPES...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...INCREASING
                         TO 8 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                         OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
   LOWER SLOPES/VALLEYS..DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY..
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 85 ABOVE 3500 FT...85 TO 92 BELOW 3500 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 TO 23 PERCENT ABOVE 3500 FT.
                    13 TO 18 PERCENT BELOW 3500 FT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   RIDGES/UPPER SLOPES....EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
   LOWER SLOPES AND VALLEYS...UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH, OCCASIONAL GUST TO
                              9 MPH FROM THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS 80 TO 90. EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 60 TO 65. HIGHS IN THE 80S. EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 60 TO 65. HIGHS 75 TO 85. NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS BURNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120910.FORTC.02/MFR