FNUS76 KMFR 041320 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR UPTEN HANDPILES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 620 AM PDT TUE OCT 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 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. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH MOSTLY HIGH CLOUDS...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN DEVELOPING AFTER 1600. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-60. MIN HUMIDITY........55-58 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WIND 1-2 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-8 MPH AFTER 1400. 20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST 8-10 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...STOCKTON REQUESTED BY...JOE BOGGS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111004.UPTEN.01/MFR