FNUS76 KMFR 121857
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRIZZLY FIRE...OR-MIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1157 AM PDT MON AUG 12 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1132 PDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REMAIN EAST OF THE FIRE TODAY...LEAVING THE
AREA UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY TREND HIGHER THE
NEXT COUPLE DAYS WHILE HUMIDITIES TREND LOWER. GENERAL WINDS ARE FROM THE
NORTHWEST THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...AND THIS WILL ENHANCE SOME OF THE UPSLOPE
FLOW ON THE FIRE...WITH LIGHT EAST TO SOUTHEAST DRAINAGE WINDS AT NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL TREND SIMILAR OR A TOUCH WARMER THROUGH THURSDAY...BEFORE
A COOLING TREND STARTS ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE LOW LEVELS AND SOUTH 10 MPH
                    IN THE UPPER LEVELS.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST AND SOUTHEAST DRAINAGE WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE LOW LEVELS AND SOUTH 10 MPH IN
                    THE UPPER LEVELS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...KATIE FORSYTHE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130812.GRIZZ.01/MFR