FNUS76 KMFR 261550 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR TEA GARDEN...USFS/KNF/SALMON/SCOTT RD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 850 AM PDT TUE APR 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 PDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TODAY WITH WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL GENERATE WEST WINDS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE AFTERNOONS WITH LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT. RELATIVELY LIGHT MIXING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO BRING LIGHT RAIN TO THE BURN SITE THROUGH THURSDAY. RIDGING BUILDS INTO THE WEST COAST FRIDAY WITH WARM AND DRY WEATHER FOR NEXT WEEKEND. A WEAK TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-64. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WEST WIND 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...KEENE REQUESTED BY...JOE BOGGS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110426.TEAGA.01/MFR