FNUS76 KMFR 130300 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CR COPELAND...OR-LAD BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 738 PM PDT WED OCT 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON OCTOBER 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY WITH WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER. AN INVERSION WILL BE PRESENT IN THE MORNING AND EXPECT MODERATE RECOVERIES ON THE RIDGES. HOWEVER... WINDS AND MIXING HEIGHTS INCREASE TOMORROW COMPARED TO TODAY. THEN THE RIDGE WEAKENS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH AND A SLIGHT COOLING TREND. BEHIND THIS FRONT THE RIDGE STRENGTHENS WITH WARM AN DRY WEATHER EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK. THEN...AN UPPER LOW THAT DEVELOPS OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND OVER THE AREA TUESDAY AND BRING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WIND TO 2 MPH BECOMING WEST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTHEAST WIND TO 2 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTHWEST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 26 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES REQUESTED BY...SAM TACCHINI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111013.PINEC.01/MFR