FNUS76 KMFR 172339
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
439 PM PDT MON SEP 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1614 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA
THROUGH MID WEEK. TEMPERATURES...RELATIVE HUMIDITY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND RECOVERIES AT NIGHT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO VARY MUCH
FROM THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS OVER THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGETOPS.
HOWEVER THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BE GOOD NEAR 2000 FT. A FEW CUMULUS
CLOUDS COULD DEVELOP LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE SHORTLY
AFTER SUNSET.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-1 MPH IN THE MORNING. WEST 1-3 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST 2-4 MPH AT THE RIDGETOP.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 1-2 MPH IN THE MORNING. WEST 3-5 WITH
                    A FEW GUST TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 6-10 MPH
                    WITH GUST TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE AT THE RIDGETOP.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54. 58-61 NEAR THE RIDGETOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT NEAR 2000 FT. 35 PERCENT NEAR 5000 FT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 1-3 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN VARIABLE 0-2 MPH
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3-5 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN NORTHEAST 2-3 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-1 MPH IN THE MORNING. WEST 2-4 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH THEN WEST 6-10 WITH GUST TO 14
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE RIDGETOP.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...MIKE POWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120917.FORTC.01/MFR