FNUS76 KMFR 230139 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE DEER RX...USDA FS KNF GOOSENEST R.D. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 639 PM PDT WED SEP 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1645 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAKENING FRONT WILL SPREAD SOME CLOUDS OVER THE BURN SITE THURSDAY WITH GRADUAL WARMING AND DRYING EXPECTED FRIDAY ONWARDS AS RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE REGION. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO THE 20S THURSDAY AND LIKELY THE UPPER TEENS BY FRIDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT...WITH WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS OVERNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-67. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 19 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-44. MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WIND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...KEENE REQUESTED BY...JEN BRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100922.LITTL.02/MFR