FNUS76 KMFR 200043 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR DOLLAR UNIT 3 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 543 PM PDT TUE OCT 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON OCTOBER 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES UP AROUND 70 DEGREES ALONG WITH LOW HUMIDITY. A SHIFT IN WINDS IS EXPECTED FROM EAST TODAY TO SOUTH WEDNESDAY....BUT SHOULD REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT. DRY WEATHER WILL LIKELY PERSIST THURSDAY BUT WITH AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER. ON FRIDAY...IT WILL BE COOLER WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AS A FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE CASCADES. A MUCH BETTER LIKELIHOOD OF WETTING RAIN EXISTS THIS WEEKEND AS STRONGER SYSTEMS MOVE ONSHORE INTO OREGON. THE MAIN IMPACT PERIOD WITH STRONGER WINDS AND RAIN IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-71. MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE (EAST) WIND IN THE MORNING... BECOMING SOUTH AT 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... SUNNY...THEN INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS 30 TO 34. HIGHS 64 TO 67. LIGHT WIND. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 35 TO 39. HIGHS 53 TO 56. SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHILLY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 33 TO 36. HIGHS 46 TO 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SPILDE REQUESTED BY...RUDY RIOS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101020.DOLLA.01/MFR