FNUS76 KMFR 151255 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR GOPHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 555 AM PDT THU SEP 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1923 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE SITE AROUND NOON. THERE WILL BE WEAK INSTABILITY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH THE FRONT AND BEHIND IT IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER IN THE EVENING AS WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-63. MIN HUMIDITY........53-57 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH BECOMING WEST 4-6 MPH GUSTING TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE RISING TO 6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........LIGHT BECOMING WEST 15-20 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................2. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-40. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 4-6 MPH GUSTING TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL LOWERING TO NEAR SURFACE. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15-20 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................2. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING EAST 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. $$ FORECASTER...STOCKTON REQUESTED BY...HANK FALCON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110914.GOPHE.01/MFR