FNUS76 KMFR 301155 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER THOMAS CREEK...FS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 455 AM PDT THU SEP 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A THERMAL TROUGH REMAINS ALONG THE COAST THIS MORNING. THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT INLAND THIS AFTERNOON. WEATHER WILL REMAIN DRY AND WARM AGAIN TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES SIMILAR TO THAT OF WEDNESDAY. AN ONSHORE FLOW SETS UP OVER THE BURN AREA FRIDAY. THE NET RESULT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER MAX TEMPERATURES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-82. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING. BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-58. MAX HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH EARLY....THEN SOUTH 2-3 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL EARLY...LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6-11 MPH EARLY...SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT. LAL.................1. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77. MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 4-6 MPH IN THE MORNING...SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI REQUESTED BY...COLEY NEIDER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100930.UPPER.01/MFR