FNUS76 KMFR 261056 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR SOD 30 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 356 AM PDT MON APR 26 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE BURN AREA AROUND 1800 PDT TODAY. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE MORNING AND THE RAINS WILL FOLLOW IN THE AFTERNOON. MUCH COLDER AIR ALOFT OVER THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WILL MAKE FOR UNSETTLED SHOWERY WEATHER. SHOWERS WILL TEND TO BE LIGHT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MORE FREQUENT IN THE AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FRIDAY FOR WARMER AND DRY CONDITIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-54. MIN HUMIDITY........68-72 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 4-5 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 GUSTING TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE RISING TO 1500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 4-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 35 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...STOCKTON REQUESTED BY...BARRY HOGGE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100426.SOD30.01/MFR