FNUS76 KMFR 152115 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR MILDO 18...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 215 PM PDT WED SEP 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE MAIN EFFECT FROM THE FRONT WILL BE INCREASING HIGH MID LEVEL CLOUDS. AT THIS TIME...NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. 20 FT WINDS REMAIN BREEZY UNTIL 8 PM PDT...THEN SHOULD DECREASE TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA THURSDAY WITH MAX TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO WHAT THEY WERE WEDNESDAY. A STRONGER COLD FRONT ARRIVES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL BRING A HIGHER CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN. RIGHT NOW THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST 2-3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FEET AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 1-3 IN THE MORNING...THEN SOUTHWEST 16-26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-55. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH IN THE EVENING. THEN LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 14-23 MPH IN THE EVENING. BECOMING SOUTH AND DECREASING TO 2-4 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND IN THE MORNING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING. 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING. SOUTHWEST 16-26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT IN THE MORNING. 60 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI REQUESTED BY...BRETT BROWN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100916.MILDO.01/MFR