FNUS76 KMFR 180002 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE NORTH FORK SITE PREP...USDA FOREST SERVICE KNF SALMON/SCOTT DISTRICT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 502 PM PDT MON OCT 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE THERMAL TROUGH REMAINS OFFSHORE TUESDAY MORNING...THEN SHIFT INLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON AS WEAK LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTH. RECOVERIES THIS MORNING WILL BE MODERATE TO FAIR. MIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO BE HIGHER IN THE AFTERNOON COMPARED TO MONDAY. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY...THEN THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 5-7 MPH IN THE MORNING. SOUTHEAST 6-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10-18 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT IN THE MORNING. 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI REQUESTED BY...JOE BOGGS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111018.LITTL.01/MFR