FNUS76 KMFR 161508 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINA 1...USDA FS KNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 808 AM PDT SAT OCT 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH CLOUDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND...OTHERWISE THERE WILL BE LITTLE CHANGE IN THE WEATHER. LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL FORM ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BY SUNDAY NIGHT AND HEAD SOUTH. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD TO THE NORTH OF THIS LOW ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BY MONDAY. THE HIGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS AND WARMER DAYS. A WEAK COLD FRONT MAY REACH THE COAST BY THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WIND TO 2 MPH BECOMING NW WIND 2 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 14 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT TOP TO 85 PERCENT BOTTOM. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE WIND TO 2 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500-600 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIXING WINDS........LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76. MIN HUMIDITY........24-34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WIND TO 2 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES REQUESTED BY...MATT WATSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101016.CHINA.01/MFR