FNUS76 KMFR 040107
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALMON RIVER COMPLEX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
607 PM PDT SAT AUG 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1729 PDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE AIR MASS WILL TREND TOWARD WARMER AND DRIER AS A
RIDGE EXPANDS INTO THE FIRE AREA. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE ALMOST
5 DEGREES WARMER THAN SATURDAY...WITH ANOTHER 2 DEGREES WARMING ON
MONDAY. A CLOSED LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
COAST TUESDAY WITH A POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MARBLE
MOUNTAINS BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 TO 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94 TO 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 14 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTH 2 TO 3 MPH BY LATE MORNING...THEN
                    WEST 10 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL BY LATE
MORNING INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    TURNING TO SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95 TO 100.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 TO 15 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........WEST 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH...TURNING TO
                    WEST AROUND 8 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...BEN NEWBURN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130803.SALMO.01/MFR