FNUS76 KMFR 041702 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR DEADMANS PALM 9-1...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 542 AM PST WED NOV 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PST ON NOVEMBER 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE AIR MASS OVER THE BURN AREA WARM AND DRY AGAIN TODAY. A STEEP LAYER OF WARM AIR ALOFT WILL LIMIT MIXING THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS IN THE MIXED LAYER. MIXING WILL BE LIMITED AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING. HOWEVER AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH BETTER MIXING. WETTING RAIN IS LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE 0 TO 2 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WIND 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING LOWERING TO 1 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-63. MIN HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS OF AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...RISING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING THEN TO SOUTHWEST 22 TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON . CWR.................10 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...CLARSTROM REQUESTED BY...JERRY SERABIA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091104.DEADM.01/MFR