FNUS76 KMFR 072338 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR STRATTON CRK...IA GPIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 434 PM PDT SUN JUL 7 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1605 PDT ON JULY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS OVER THE AREA AS A THERMAL TROUGH NEAR THE COAST COMBINES WITH HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING OVER THE AREA FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC. DAYTIME HIGHS WILL WARM A FEW DEGREES EACH DAY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WINDS DURING THIS PERIOD WILL BE NORTHERLY OVER THE AREA. AS THE THERMAL TROUGH GRADUALLY DECREASES WINDS WILL BECOME LESS GUSTY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55-57. MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 75 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH OVER THE RIDGES AND UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH ELSEWHERE...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-2 MPH EXCEPT NORTHEAST 2-4 MPH OVER RIDGES. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT 1 TO 4 MPH EXCEPT NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH OVER RIDGES. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86-88. MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....RIDGES: NORTHEAST 2-3 MPH BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. VALLEY/LOWER SLOPES: LIGHT WINDS 1 TO 2 MPH... BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-3 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........RIDGES: NORTHEAST 4-6 MPH BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. VALLEY/LOWER SLOPES: LIGHT WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH... BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...CLARSTROM REQUESTED BY...SHELLY HOFFER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130707.STRAT.01/MFR