FNUS76 KMFR 161353 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH MORTAR COYOTE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 653 AM PDT SUN MAY 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE REGION. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE COAST MONDAY WITH A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SITE MONDAY EVENING. THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL BE HIGHEST MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. COOL AND MOIST WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-70. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WIND 0 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 22 MPH. CWR.................5 PERCENT. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-60. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WIND 0 TO 2 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 24 MPH. CWR.................25 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...WEYGAND REQUESTED BY...HESCOCK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100516.NORTH.01/MFR