FNUS76 KMFR 190538 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR SWITCH BACK...USFS KNF SCOTT RIVER DISTRICT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 938 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON NOVEMBER 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN AREA AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY. SOUTH WINDS HAVE ALREADY INCREASED OVER THE RIDGES AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO INTO FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 4000 FEET BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-46. MIN HUMIDITY........58-62 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH 25 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...STOCKTON REQUESTED BY...BRAD RAFEEDY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091119.SWITC.01/MFR