FNUS76 KMFR 151148 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH MORTAR COYOTE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 448 AM PDT SAT MAY 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LITTLE CHANGE TO THE PATTERN THROUGH SUNDAY. A MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION AND FUEL ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. ON SUNDAY INCREASED INSTABILITY WILL RESULT IN GREATER COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR WETTING RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS SURROUNDING THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER AND WETTER WEATHER WILL ARRIVE MONDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70. MIN HUMIDITY........22-28 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FEET AGL LATE MORNING INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KEENE REQUESTED BY...HESCOCK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100515.NORTH.02/MFR