FNUS76 KMFR 251441 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR RAPTOR 9...CHEMULT RD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 741 AM PDT TUE OCT 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 PDT ON OCTOBER 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NIGHTS WILL BE CLEAR AND COLD THROUGH MID WEEK AS AN UPPER TROUGH BRINGS MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION. A THERMAL TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN ALONG THE COAST THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL BE VERY DRY. AN UPPER RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN AREA WEDNESDAY AND REMAIN OVERHEAD THROUGH THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-49. MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2-3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2-3 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-23. MAX HUMIDITY........67-71 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 1-2 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL LOWERING TO NEAR THE SURFACE. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 MPH BECOMING EAST 1-2 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-53. MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 1-2 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 0-2 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 1-2 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...STOCKTON REQUESTED BY...GEORGE LIBERCAJT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111025.RAPTO.01/MFR