FNUS76 KMFR 120003 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR MITTEN RX...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 503 PM PDT MON MAY 11 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER FRONT THAT WILL REACH THE COAST IN THE MORNING AND EXIT THE REGION LATE IN THE EVENING. LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. A WEATHER SYSTEM WITH MORE MOISTURE IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BUILD FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-50. MIN HUMIDITY........21-25 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE RISING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........LIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-26. MAX HUMIDITY........93-97 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-6 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL LOWERING TO THE SURFACED THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-58. MIN HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 0-2 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE RISING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........LIGHT BECOMING WEST 15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...STOCKTON REQUESTED BY...LELAND HUNTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090511.MITTE.01/MFR