FNUS76 KMFR 230104 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST CR M44C...MEDFORD BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 504 PM PST MON FEB 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1610 PST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH CLOUDS THIS EVENING WILL THICKEN AS MID LEVEL CLOUDS MOVE INTO THE AREA. OVERCAST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL LIKELY HOLD TEMPERATURES UP A BIT AND LESSEN THE HUMIDITY RECOVERY. EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND CHANNEL THROUGH THE VALLEYS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS TO BE A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY AS BREEZY CONDITIONS DRY THE LOWER LEVEL AIRMASS. TUESDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE AREA WHICH IS LIKELY TO BRING A ROUND OF PRECIPITATION THROUGH WITH AMOUNTS IN THE 0.15 TO 0.25" INCH RANGE AT THE BURN SITE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING CLOUDY AROUND MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43. MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST-NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH...DIMINISHING AND BECOMING CALM AROUND 8 PM PST...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 0-2 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY AND BREEZY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MIN HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS INCREASING TO 1500-2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...LUTZ REQUESTED BY...MIKE APPLING TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100222.FORES.02/MFR