FNUS76 KMFR 270011 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR CAT HILL BURN...GRAYBACK FORESTRY INC. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 511 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...ANOTHER WEAK FRONT WILL BRING CLOUDS AND RAIN TO THE NORTH COAST AND PARTS OF THE UMPQUA TONIGHT. THE REST OF THE MEDFORD FORECAST AREA WILL REMAIN DRY TONIGHT WITH SLIGHTLY POORER RECOVERIES MID SLOPE AND RIDGES THAN LAST NIGHT. A RIDGE BEGINS BUILDING TOMORROW WHICH WILL PRODUCE DRY AND WARM WEATHER THROUGH THURSDAY. ANOTHER FRONT WILL COOL THINGS DOWN FRIDAY AND BRINGS THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN, MAINLY TO THE COAST. MORE SIGNIFICANT AND POSSIBLY WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE NEXT WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK, BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO BE SPECIFIC. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WIND TO 2 MPH BECOMING WEST 2 TO 5 MPH AROUND MID AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 14 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51. MAX HUMIDITY........83-93 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WIND 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE TO 2 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT. WEAK THERMAL BELT ABOVE MID BURN. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WIND TO 2 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH MID AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 49 TO 54. HIGHS 74 TO 79. LIGHT WIND. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 48 TO 53. HIGHS 70 TO 77. LIGHT WIND. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 44 TO 49. HIGHS 66 TO 71. LIGHT WIND. $$ FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES REQUESTED BY...ANDREW BARREY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110927.CATHI.01/MFR