FNUS76 KMFR 211551 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR TEA GARDEN...USFS/KNF/SALMON/SCOTT RD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 851 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON APRIL 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL EDGE IN OVER NW CALIFORNIA TODAY WHILE LOW PRESSURE FORMS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEYS. THIS WILL CREATE A NW TO SE GRADIENT OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY. TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS SHOULD TURN THE WIND TOWARD THE SW AROUND MOUNTAINS TO THE WEST OF THE BURN SITE AND WE MAY EVEN SEE A WEAK UP CANYON WIND TODAY. HOWEVER, WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT. THE AIRMASS WILL BE MUCH DRIER THAN YESTERDAY AND DESPITE A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF A STRAY SHOWER THIS MORNING THERE IS NO CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS THIS MORNING OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-55. MIN HUMIDITY........37-39 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600-7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH-NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1 $$ FORECASTER...WRIGHT REQUESTED BY...JOE BOGGS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110421.TEAGA.01/MFR