FNUS76 KMFR 100135 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR ANNA...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 635 PM PDT TUE AUG 9 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1803 PDT ON AUGUST 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS WEST OF THE BURN AREA WEDNESDAY. AT THE SAME TIME A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVES NORTH OF THE BURN AREA. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS STARTING BETWEEN 1300-1400 AND LASTING UNTIL 2000-2100. WIND DIRECTION WILL START FROM THE WEST...THEN SHIFT WEST TO NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA THURSDAY WITH LIGHTER WINDS EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-81. MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH IN THE MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-9 MPH WITH A FEW GUST TO 13 MPH AFTER 1400. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO 7800-8300 FT AGL BY 2100. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 1-2 MPH IN THE MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST 9-15 MPH WITH A FEW GUST TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-48. MAX HUMIDITY........61-67 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 0-2 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9-14 MPH IN THE EVENING. BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6-11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. DECREASING TO 1-3 MPH AFTER 2100. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83. MIN HUMIDITY........12-18 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH PRIOR TO 1000...THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-6700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN WEST 6-13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING. NORTHWEST 5-11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI REQUESTED BY...BETSY SCHENK TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110809.ANNA_.01/MFR