FNUS76 KMFR 010052 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR DESSERT 25...COTTAGE GROVE RD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 552 PM PDT WED JUN 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON JULY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. THE AIR MASS WILL BE COOL WITH MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS EARLY THURSDAY AT THE BURN SITE BUT INCREASING CLOUDS DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE CLOUDS WILL LAST THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION SATURDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD STRONGLY OVER THE AREA SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. AT THE SAME TIME RIDGES WILL SEE DETERIORATING NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-52. MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BY LATE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-71. MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WIND BECOMING WEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KEENE REQUESTED BY...ERIC RISDAL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100701.DESSE.01/MFR