FNUS76 KMFR 200017 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK CREEK...IA LIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 517 PM PDT THU MAR 19 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST OF THE REGION TONIGHT. A COUPLE OF COLD FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SITE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE OUTLOOK IS FOR A COLD NORTHWEST FLOW SUNDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 22 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF MIXED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING WEST WIND 1 TO 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF MORNING SNOW SHOWERS THEN A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45. MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL RISING TO 8000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...WEYGAND REQUESTED BY...ABEL HARRINGTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090320.BUCKC.02/MFR