FNUS76 KMFR 120039 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 539 PM PDT SAT JUN 11 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1717 PDT ON JUNE 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE THAT BROUGHT CLOUDS...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT SHOWERS OVER THE BURN AREA HAS MOVED EAST. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN WEST OF THE BURN AREA TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS WITH HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. AN INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO SET UP AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA SUNDAY WITH DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-46. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-5 MPH IN THE EVENING. DOWNSLOPE 1-2 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST 6-13 MPH IN THE EVENING. NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6-12 MPH IN THE EVENING....THEN WEST TO SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-71. MIN HUMIDITY........28-31 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT UPSLOPE IN THE MORNING. BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI REQUESTED BY...SHAWN MACK TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110611.COUGA.02/MFR