FNUS76 KMFR 121712 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR SOD...BLM CBD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 912 AM PST MON JAN 12 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION IN THE UPPER LEVELS WITH MILD TEMPERATURES AND DRY AIR. NEAR THE SURFACE...A THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE SOUTH COAST WILL PRODUCE LIGHT OFFSHORE WINDS ON THE BURN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. DEPENDING ON EXPOSURE...WINDS COULD BE HIGHER AS WINDS OVER THE TOP OF THE VEGETATION WILL BE GUSTY. AS THE THERMAL TROUGH WEAKENS AND SHIFTS NORTH LATER WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...WINDS SHIFT SOUTH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68. MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 50 PERCENT THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 55-65 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 25 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MAX HUMIDITY........HUMIDITY FALLING TO 25 TO 35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15-20 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68. MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 35 PERCENT EARLY DAY...THEN INCREASING TO 50-60 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH. WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 20TO 25 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 52 TO 57. HIGHS 63 TO 68. EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. LOWS 43 TO 48. HIGHS 55 TO 60. LIGHT WIND. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 45 TO 50. HIGHS 52 TO 57. LIGHT WIND. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 46 TO 51. HIGHS 54 TO 59. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 44 TO 49. HIGHS 52 TO 57. $$ FORECASTER...STAVISH REQUESTED BY...NIKI GRAHAM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090112.SOD__.01/MFR