FNUS76 KMFR 111518 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAMPY UNDERBURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 818 AM PDT SUN OCT 11 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0815 PDT ON OCTOBER 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST TODAY THEN WEAKEN MONDAY. MILD TEMPERATURES WITH DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AND STRONG WINDS. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL FALL ALONG THE COAST AND IN SISKIYOU COUNTY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE COAST...IN THE SHASTA VALLEY...AND OVER THE RIDGES. UNSETTLED SHOWERY WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE AND DRYING WEATHER WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 11 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34. MAX HUMIDITY........78-88 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH. .COLUMBUS DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........34-44 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES REQUESTED BY...BRIAN MAIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091011.SWAMP.01/MFR