FNUS76 KMFR 161511 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR CROOKED CREEK RX...USFS LAKEVIEW RANGER DIST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 811 AM PDT TUE MAR 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 PDT ON MARCH 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS FRONT. HOWEVER WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON WITH SOME GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS. THEN WINDS WILL BECOME WEST IN THE EVENING AND DECREASE. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND CONTINUES INTO NEXT WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-57. MIN HUMIDITY........33-40 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH THIS MORNING INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 22 TO 32 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34. MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH OVER NIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIXING WINDS........WEST-SOUTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 16 MPH THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-55. MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING EAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH ABOVE 3000 FT AGL. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...CLARSTROM REQUESTED BY...KENNETH COLEY NEIDER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100316.CROOK.02/MFR