FNUS76 KMFR 011344 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR CARIBOU SITE PREP...USDA FOREST SERVICE KNF SALMON/SCOTT DISTRICT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 644 AM PDT MON NOV 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON NOVEMBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL NUDGE INTO THE COAST TODAY WITH RAIN REMAINING TO THE NORTH OF THE BURN SITE. FORCING FOR WINDS WILL BE WEAK...AND EXPECTED AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE NORTHWEST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY BUILD OVER THE REGION TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...GRADUALLY SHIFTING EAST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOWEST ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. MORNING RECOVERIES OVER RIDGES WILL BE MODERATE TO POOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE AREA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY BRINGING RAIN CHANCES TO THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69. MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING BECOMING 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...KEENE REQUESTED BY...JOE BOGGS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101101.CARIB.01/MFR