FNUS76 KMFR 240044
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHERIA...ODF MEDFORD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
544 PM PDT SUN SEP 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1637 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOME GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING THEN
DECREASE AROUND SUNSET...TRANSITIONING TO A LIGHT DOWNSLOPE TO
EASTERLY FLOW.  EXPECT MILD TEMPERATURES TO CONTINUE THROUGH
MONDAY AS THE UPPER LOW OVER THE AREA MOVES EAST...EXITING THE AREA BY
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THEN A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INLAND MONDAY
NIGHT. THIS  DISTURBANCE WILL BE DRY AND BRING CONTINUED MILD WEATHER
AND POSSIBLY A FEW CLOUDS MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR..
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 7 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 2 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                    TO 500-800 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH-NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING
                    BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY..
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND 0 TO 1 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    WEST 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUST TO 5 MPH
                    EXPECTED LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4500-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON .
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING WEST 6-10 MPH
                    IN THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH
                    EXPECTED IN THE LATE AFTERNOON

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 1 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET.  GUSTS TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-800 FT AGL
                    AROUND SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                     BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE
                     EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING NORTH TO
                    NORTHEAST 1 TO 4 MPH AFTER SUNSET.


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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA RHEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120923.RANCH.01/MFR