FNUS76 KMFR 061038 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 1 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 338 AM PDT FRI MAY 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVER THE AREA TODAY BUT DRY WEATHER AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST. A WEAK FRONT WILL CROSS THE CASCADES INTO NORTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY SATURDAY. LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT AND WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY AS LOW LEVEL OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS OVER THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. TUESDAY WILL BE DRY AND INLAND TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO ABOVE NORMAL VALUES. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...MOSTLY CLOUDY BY LATE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72. MIN HUMIDITY........29-33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1400. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING...MAX 7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...STOCKTON REQUESTED BY...JUSITN PYLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110506.UNIT1.01/MFR