FNUS76 KMFR 160110 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR AMA RX...USDA FS KNF GOOSENEST R.D. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 610 PM PDT FRI OCT 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SATURDAY WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON. ON SUNDAY AN UPPER LOW WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WELL EAST OF THE BURN SITE. THE LOW WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ON MONDAY WITH A RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. A FLAT DRY PATTERN REMAINS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-65. MIN HUMIDITY........23-30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTH WIND 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 36 TO 41. HIGHS 60 TO 65. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 36 TO 41. HIGHS 61 TO 66. NORTH WIND 1 TO 3 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 31 TO 36. HIGHS 62 TO 67. LIGHT NORTH WIND 0 TO 2 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 29 TO 34. HIGHS 60 TO 65. LIGHT NORTHWEST WIND 0 TO 2 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KEENE REQUESTED BY...JEN BRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101016.AMARX.01/MFR