FNUS76 KMFR 272044 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST ELBOW 68...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 144 PM PDT WED MAY 27 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 PDT ON MAY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...REGIONAL COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING WILL BE ISOLATED WITH THE REGION OF HIGHEST PROBABILITY TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE BURN SITE. MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE 25 TO 30 MPH. ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THERE WILL BE GREATER COVERAGE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW APPROACHES THE COAST. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WIND 2 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................2. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-45. MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WIND 1 TO 3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH. LAL.................2. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-85. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WIND 2 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-7800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................3. $$ FORECASTER...WEYGAND REQUESTED BY...DIAMOND LAKE RD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090527.WESTE.01/MFR