FNUS76 KMFR 151354 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR MCINTOSH UNDERBURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 654 AM PDT FRI OCT 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON OCTOBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COLD FRONT WITH MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL EXIT THE AREA THIS MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES NEAR NORMAL. ON SUNDAY AN UPPER LOW WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH AN INCREASE OF CLOUDS AND SLIGHT COOLING. THE LOW WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ON MONDAY WITH A RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE RIDGE WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY THEN THE NEXT TROUGH WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AS EARLY AS THURSDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY TILL 9 AM THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH. 20 FT WINDS.........NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH THEN AFTER 10 AM BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-40. MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. 20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 3 MPH LATE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-71. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH. 20 FT WINDS.........SOUTH 0 TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 37 TO 39. HIGHS 63 TO 65. NORTHWEST WIND 5 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 35 TO 37. HIGHS 67 TO 69. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 34 TO 36. HIGHS 70 TO 72. NORTHEAST WIND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WEYGAND REQUESTED BY...STEVE CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101015.MCINT.01/MFR