FNUS76 KMFR 261329 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR A-12 PILE BURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 629 AM PDT TUE APR 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY WITH WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND ALSO INCREASING AFTERNOON NORTHWEST WINDS. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL FOLLOW WITH AN INCREASED CHANCE OF SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD TOWARD THE COAST FRIDAY THEN MOVE INLAND WITH DRY AND WARMER WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER 10 AM. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-49. MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-32. MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT WIND. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-54. MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS...MAINLY THURSDAY NIGHT. LOWS 29 TO 31. HIGHS 45 TO 50. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 24 TO 26. HIGHS 45 TO 50. NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS 25 TO 27. HIGHS 50 TO 55. NORTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WEYGAND REQUESTED BY...MIKE POWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110426.A12PI.05/MFR