FNUS76 KMFR 150258 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAWBERRY RX...USFS LAKEVIEW RANGER DIST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 758 PM PDT FRI OCT 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING INTO CENTRAL OREGON WILL SLOWLY APPROACH THE BURN AREA TODAY. AFTERNOON WINDS SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER VERSUS FRIDAY BUT TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WILL BE A NEAR REPEAT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES...HIGHER HUMIDITY...AND GUSTY WINDS SHIFTING DURING THE AFTERNOON. ALSO...CLOUDS WILL THICKEN SUNDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WIND 0-2 MPH EARLY MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH BY LATE MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 4-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-44. MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTH 1-3 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH EASING TO SOUTH 5 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63. MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WIND 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST BY LATE MORNING. THEN...WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-8 WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...AND SHIFTING WEST TO NORTHWEST AFTER 3 PM. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5-10 MPH BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH BY AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING NORTHWEST LATE. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER 1100. $$ FORECASTER...STAVISH REQUESTED BY...KENNETH COLEY NEIDER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111014.STRAW.01/MFR