FNUS76 KMFR 011328 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR SHINEY QUEEN 31-3...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 628 AM PDT FRI OCT 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN OREGON TODAY BUT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN SATURDAY. INVERSION TODAY WILL BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER THAN YESTERDAY BUT MAY LIMIT MIXING UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND MAINLY SLOPE DRIVEN FOR MOST OF THE DAY. HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL BE ANOTHER 2 TO 3 DEGREES COOLER ON SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA ON SUNDAY AND WILL BRING A MUCH COOLER AIR TO THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL APPEARS SPOTTY AT THIS TIME. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-83. MIN HUMIDITY........32-35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WIND 1 TO 2 MPH...INCREASING TO 2 TO 3 MPH AFTER 1400. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-56. MAX HUMIDITY........80-84 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 2 TO 3 MPH UNTIL 2000 THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 2 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000 THEN DECREASING TO UNDER 1000 FT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING THEN NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-79. MIN HUMIDITY........35-38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WIND 1 TO 3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...BUNNAG REQUESTED BY...ALLEN MITCHELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101001.SHINE.02/MFR