FNUS76 KMFR 060139 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR COLESTIN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 539 PM PST THU NOV 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PST ON NOVEMBER 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COOL AND SHOWERY PATTERN IS WILL BE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS...GUSTY AT TIMES. THE CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INLAND MAINLY NORTH OF THE BURN. DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS A WEAK RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........LIGHT SHOWERS AT TIMES AND BRIEF CLEARING PERIODS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 48. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 0-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH MIDDAY. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 12-15 MPH AFTERNOON HOURS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. CWR.................25 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 35. MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTH 0-3 NOT LONG AFTER SUNSET. CWR.................15 PERCENT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF A FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 48. MIN HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 21 TO 31 MPH. CWR.................5 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 30 TO 35. HIGHS 45 TO 48. LIGHT WIND. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN DEVELOPING MONDAY NIGHT. LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS NEAR 50. LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTH 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 20 MPH .TUESDAY... RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS NEAR 45. WIND SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...GETTMAN REQUESTED BY...MADELEINE LEVAGGI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091106.COLES.02/MFR