FNUS76 KMFR 041344 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK FENCE HANDPILES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 644 AM PDT TUE OCT 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE BURN AREA WILL BE BETWEEN WEATHER SYSTEMS TODAY WITH MOSTLY HIGH CLOUDS. WINDS WILL BE MOSTLY SLOPE DRIVEN UNTIL AFTER WHEN A STRONG FRONT BRINGS BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE IN THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH RAIN CHANCES LESSENING FROM THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH MOSTLY HIGH CLOUDS. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS MOST OF THE DAY. RAIN DEVELOPING AFTER 1600. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-51. MIN HUMIDITY........56-60 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH THROUGH LATE MORNING THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH. GUSTS TO 13 MPH AFTER 1500. 20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST 8-10 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...STOCKTON REQUESTED BY...JOE BOGGS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111004.ROCKF.01/MFR