FNUS76 KMFR 140305
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT COMPLEX...USFS KNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
805 PM PDT THU SEP 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1909 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST
LATE FRIDAY. THIS BRINGS A FEW DEGREES OF COOLING FRIDAY. LIGHT
SOUTHEASTERLY  WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST DURING
THE DAY. ALSO WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE A LITTLE STRONGER DURING
THE AFTERNOON AS THE WEAK TROUGH BEGINS TO PUSH INLAND. GOOD SMOKE
DISPERSION IS EXPECTED BY NOON...CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
WITH WINDS ALOFT OUT OF THE SOUTH AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH. VERY WEAK
INSTABILITY MAY BRING A FEW CUMULUS CLOUDS TO THE AREA IN THE
LATE AFTERNOON.  WINDS DECREASE OVERNIGHT...WITH LIGHT EASTERLY
WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. A SECOND TROUGH MOVES DOWN FROM THE NORTH
OVER THE AREA SATURDAY. THE TROUGH WILL BRING A FEW DEGREES OF
ADDITIONAL COOLING SATURDAY.

NORTHEAST TO EAST FLOW DEVELOPS OVER THE AREA SATURDAY EVENING INTO
SUNDAY WITH A STRENGTHENING THERMAL TROUGH DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST.
THIS WILL ALSO BRING ADDITIONAL DRYING TO THE RIDGES WITH POOR
RECOVERIES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING.  A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
RETURNS LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK BRINGING A RETURN OF
VERY WARM TEMPERATURES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY..
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-87 RIDGES AND 90-96 VALLEYS.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VALLEYS: LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    2 TO 3 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    RIDGES: SOUTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    THEN...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 2 TO 3 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEYS: LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    RIDGES: SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    THEN...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6 TO 10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY..
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62 RIDGES AND  51-55 VALLEYS.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT RIDGES AND 55-70 VALLEYS.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VALLEYS: UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AROUND SUNSET.
                    RIDGES: NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING BECOMING EAST 0 TO 2 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEYS: UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AROUND SUNSET.
                    RIDGES: NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING BECOMING EAST 2 TO 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY..
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-85 RIDGES AND 88-94 VALLEYS.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VALLEY WINDS: LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    RIDGE WINDS: EAST 0 TO 2 MPH WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEY WINDS: LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    RIDGE WINDS: EAST 2 TO 5 MPH WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    EVENING. .

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...MIKE POWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120913.FORTC.01/MFR