FNUS76 KMFR 101321 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR WATERS CK 17A B ADJ...USFS/GFI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 621 AM PDT TUE MAY 10 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON MAY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAKE FOR A DRY AND MOSTLY SUNNY DAY TODAY...ONCE MORNING CLOUDS CLEAR. HOWEVER...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL DROP DOWN FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY...AND THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT ONSHORE WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE AREA THURSDAY AND DISSIPATE...BUT THE LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFFSHORE...MAKING FOR GENERALLY COOL AND UNSETTLED WEATHER FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY SOME THUNDERSTORMS EAST OF THE CASCADES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FROST IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73. MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT. 72 PERCENT AT 0930 PDT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 1-2 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE RISING TO 6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........LIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-45. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1-2 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 0-1 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL LOWERING TO NEAR THE SURFACE. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-71. MIN HUMIDITY........36-40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 0-1 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3-4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE RISING TO 8000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .EXTENDED... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 35 TO 45. HIGHS 60 TO 70. NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. PRECIPITATION LESS THAN 0.05 INCHES. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 35 TO 45. HIGHS 60 TO 70. NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. PRECIPITATION LESS THAN 0.05 INCHES. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS 55 TO 65. NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...STOCKTON REQUESTED BY...SEAN HENDRIX TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110510.WATER.01/MFR