FNUS76 KMFR 051009 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR SNYDER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 309 AM PDT THU MAY 5 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN OREGON TODAY AND WILL HELP TO DRIVE A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BURN AREA. LATE AFTERNOON WINDS COULD BE QUITE GUSTY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING LATE TONIGHT WITH MORE CLOUDS AND HIGHER HUMIDITY ON FRIDAY. WINDS ON FRIDAY WILL STILL BE BREEZY BUT NOT QUITE AS STRONG AS ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-64. RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING... INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1500. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 23 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 25 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THROUGH LATE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LATE. . TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41. RH..................MAX 57 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 18 MPH...WINDS DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIXING WINDS........WEST 17 TO 27 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-62. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BUNNAG REQUESTED BY...SHANE THAMES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110505.SNYDE.01/MFR