FNUS76 KMFR 070009 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK FLAT RANGE...USFS RSF GOLD BEACH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 509 PM PDT TUE OCT 6 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON OCTOBER 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PACIFIC NUDGES EAST OVER THE NORTHWEST WITH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND INTO THE WEEKEND. A THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE COAST WILL MOVE INLAND BY DAY AND COASTWARD BY NIGHT. THUS...GUSTY EAST WINDS ON THE INLAND WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME MORE NORTHERLY TONIGHT. LOCALLY GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL RETURN OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. THE NEXT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....87. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 7 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING EAST WIND TO 2 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....85. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING NORTH WIND 1 TO 3 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES REQUESTED BY...BRUCE FLOYD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091008.OAKFL.02/MFR