FNUS76 KMFR 020052 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR SALMON RIVER COMPLEX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 552 PM PDT THU AUG 1 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1709 PDT ON AUGUST 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A NOCTURNAL VALLEY INVERSION WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT BUT A WEAK TROUGH ALOFT WILL KEEP THINGS MIXED OVERNIGHT ABOVE THE INVERSION. THIS WILL RESULT IN ACTIVE BURNING CONDITIONS ABOVE THE INVERSION...ROUGHLY MID SLOPE AND UP. THE INVERSION WILL MIX OUT QUICKLY FRIDAY WITH FULL SUNSHINE. WARMER, DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS SIMILAR TO THURSDAYS. A THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE COAST WILL PROMOTE WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER RECOVERIES ALL AREAS, BUT ESPECIALLY MID SLOPE AND ABOVE. SATURDAY WILL BE WARMER AND DRIER STILL WITH NORTH WINDS (SLIGHTLY OFFSHORE) CONTINUING. THERE IS LITTLE CHANGE IN THE WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH CONTINUED WARM, DRY CONDITIONS AND LIGHT NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50 BOTTOM...55 MID SLOPE...50 TOP. MAX HUMIDITY........80% BOTTOM...60% MID SLOPE...70% TOP. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7-10 MPH GUST 15 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING IN THE VALLEYS. DECREASING TO AROUND 2000 FEET RIDGES. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH THIS EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT BELOW THE INVERSION...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH RIDGETOPS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH GUSTS 25 MPH THIS EVENING...BECOMING NORTHEAST 3-5 MPH OVERNIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90 BOTTOM...80 TOP. MIN HUMIDITY........16% BOTTOM...20% TOP. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH MID MORNING THEN SHIFT- ING TO WEST-NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........BECOMING NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH MID MORNING THEN SHIFT- ING TO WEST-NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50 BOTTOM...55 MID SLOPE...55 TOP. MAX HUMIDITY........80% BOTTOM...50% MID SLOPE...50% TOP. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE BY LATE EVENING. NORTH- EAST 2-5 MPH RIDGETOPS. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING IN THE VALLEYS. DECREASING TO AROUND 2000 FEET RIDGES. MIXING WINDS........BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY LATE EVENING. NORTH- EAST 3-6 MPH RIDGETOPS. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95 BOTTOM...85 TOP. MIN HUMIDITY........10% BOTTOM...15-20% TOP. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH MID MORNING THEN SHIFT- ING TO NORTH-NORTHWEST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH MID MORNING THEN SHIFT- ING TO NORTH-NORTHWEST 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. LIGHT WINDS. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...WRIGHT REQUESTED BY...LARRY HOOD TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130801.SALMO.01/MFR