FNUS76 KMFR 180132 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR BRATTAIN RX...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 632 PM PDT MON OCT 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1610 PDT ON OCTOBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE SURFACE TROUGH AT THE COAST IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT INLAND INTO WESTERN OREGON AS WEAK LOW PRESSURE MOVES TOWARDS THE COAST. TEMPERATURES TUESDAY STILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL. RECOVERIES WILL BE MODERATE TO FAIR EARLY THIS MORNING WITH LOW MIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE AFTERNOON. SKIES START OUT CLEAR...THEN CUMULUS CLOUDS BUILD UP LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME WERE EXPECTING DRY WEATHER WITH ANY CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDER HOLDING OFF UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68. MIN HUMIDITY........28-31 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6-11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8-17 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED STORM OR TWO. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46. MAX HUMIDITY........82-86 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH EARLY...THEN SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 4-9 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................2. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. THEN DRY WITH AFTERNOON CLEARING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62. MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING WEST 8-14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 12-17 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI REQUESTED BY...JEREMY BALDWIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111017.BRATT.01/MFR