FNUS76 KMFR 120009
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPTEN  OAK KNOLL PILES...USFS/KNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
509 PM PDT TUE OCT 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA
BRINGING A DRYING AND WARMING TREND. AS THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
STRENGTHENS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY EXPECT A STRONGER
INVERSION TO DEVELOP AND BRING MODERATE RECOVERIES TO THE RIDGES.
FRIDAY...A TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFF THE
COAST...DEVELOPING INTO AN UPPER LOW THAT WILL SINK SOUTH AND
PERSIST OFF THE COAST OF A CALIFORNIA ON THE WEEKEND. THIS LOW MAY
MOVE INLAND LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY BRINGING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
ACROSS THE AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE  WIND TO 2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE WINDS
                    1 TO 3 MPH...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS
                    1 TO 3 MPH MID AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE WIND TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WIND TO 2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE WINDS
                    1 TO 3 MPH...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES
REQUESTED BY...TOM FIELDEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111012.UPTEN.01/MFR