FNUS76 KMFR 161232 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR HOG CREEK 14-1...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 532 AM PDT SUN MAY 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOISTURE HAS INCREASED AND INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE REGION. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE COAST MONDAY WITH A COLD FRONT LEADING TO A PERIOD OF COOL AND WET WEATHER THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEK. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ON TUESDAY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY AND ANOTHER FEW MORE WEAK FRONTS BETWEEN THURSDAY AND SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT 1000 PDT INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................5 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-52. MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WIND 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 2 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................40 PERCENT. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-66. MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WIND 1 TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO 3 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. LOWS 48 TO 53. HIGHS 62 TO 67. SOUTHWEST EYE LEVEL WIND 2-5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 42 TO 47. HIGHS 56 TO 61. SOUTHWEST EYE LEVEL WIND 5-10 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 40 TO 45. HIGHS 55 TO 60. SOUTHWEST EYE LEVEL WIND 5-10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WEYGAND REQUESTED BY...ALLLEN MITCHELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100516.HOGCR.01/MFR