FNUS76 KMFR 152222 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER THOMAS CREEK...FS-T WILKIE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 322 PM PDT WED SEP 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 TONIGHT. THE MAIN EFFECT FROM THE FRONT WILL BE INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS. DUE TO THE SOUTH EXPOSURE...IT WILL REMAIN WINDY THROUGH 8 PM PDT...THEN WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA THURSDAY WITH MAX TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO WHAT THEY WERE WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN MAINLY AFTER 2 PM PDT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A STRONGER COLD FRONT ARRIVES LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL BRING A HIGHER CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-74. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST 4-6 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-38. MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH IN THE EVENING. THEN LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING. SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................1 PERCENT IN THE MORNING. 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI REQUESTED BY...SUZI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100916.UPPER.01/MFR