FNUS76 KMFR 261753 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR GARWOOD...OR-UPF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1053 AM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1011 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...ANOTHER WEAK FRONT IS APPROACHING THE COAST THIS MORNING AND WILL MOVE INTO THE UMPQUA THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL SPREAD CLOUDS OVER THE INCIDENT THIS AFTERNOON BUT RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE SPOTTY AT MOST. THE FRONT WILL KEEP A GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND GOING OVER THE INCIDENT TODAY. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE GOOD TONIGHT. A RIDGE WILL BEGIN BUILDING TOMORROW WHICH WILL BRING WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER TOMORROW THROUGH THURSDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE FRIDAY WITH A BETTER CHANCE OVER THE WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-61. MIN HUMIDITY........41-44 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 4-7 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3600-3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 26 TO 31 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-45. MAX HUMIDITY........80-83 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 4-6 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 18 TO 23 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 5-8 MPH GUSTS TO 12 MPH OVERNIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-62. MIN HUMIDITY........38-41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-7 MPH LATE MORNING THEN WEST 6-9 MPH WITH GUSTS T0 20 MPH AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL RISING TO 2300 FT AGL AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...WRIGHT REQUESTED BY...SANDRA NICHOLS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110926.GARWO.01/MFR