FNUS76 KMFR 051225 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK CREEK...BLM LAKEVIEW NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 525 AM PDT SUN APR 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1830 PDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED IN THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN A GENERAL WIND FLOW FROM THE SOUTHEAST TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL KEEP THE DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH COLD MORNINGS AND WARM DAYS. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING...AND ARE LIKELY TO BE LIGHTER ON MONDAY AS COMPARED TO TODAY. ON TUESDAY LOW PRESSURE IN CALIFORNIA WILL SEND MOISTURE NORTHWARD RESULTING IN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........17-23 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5-10MPH...BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 5-10MPH GUSTS 10-15MPH FROM LATE MORNING ONWARD. MIXING HEIGHT.......AT THE SURFACE INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25. MAX HUMIDITY........70-90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 0 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO THE SURFACE AROUND 8PM PDT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH DIMINISHING TO 5 MPH OR LESS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........17-23 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WIND 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......AT THE SURFACE INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...LUTZ REQUESTED BY...ABEL HARRINGTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090405.BUCKC.01/MFR