FNUS76 KMFR 261015 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR PILGRIM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 315 AM PDT WED OCT 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING INTO THE BURN AREA WITH 20 FT WIND FLOW TURNING OFFSHORE. DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNDER NORTHEASTERLY FLOW. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE BURN AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH FLOW TURNING TO THE SOUTHWEST. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMING UP DURING THE WEEKEND ALONG WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY. THERE MAY BE SOME BREAKS IN CLOUD COVER SUNDAY BEFORE THE NEXT FRONT ARRIVES SUNDAY NIGHT. THESE FRONTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE DRY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 59. RH..................28 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 17 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 2 TO 3 MPH. GUST TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 20 FT WINDS.........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAX 4000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23. RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND. 20 FT WINDS.........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...THEN LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65. RH..................MIN 21 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WIND 2 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 20 FT WINDS.........NORTHEAST 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 35. HIGHS 68. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 8 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 36. HIGHS 67. NORTHWEST WIND 3 TO 5 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 36. HIGHS 62. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BUNNAG REQUESTED BY...HEATHER MCRAE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111026.PILGR.01/MFR