FNUS76 KMFR 261013 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDHORSE LOOKOUT RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 313 AM PDT WED OCT 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING OVER THE BURN AREA WITH THE SURFACE FLOW TURNING OFFSHORE. DRY AND MILD WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY UNDER NORTHEASTERLY FLOW. THE DRY WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW THURSDAY MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO WEAK ONSHORE FLOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE BURN AREA WITH WINDS TURNING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING A BIT. THE COLD FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE BURN AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL BE HIGH BUT RAIN CHANCE ONLY IN THE 30-50% RANGE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64. MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 3-6 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46. MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 63. MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 45 TO 50. HIGHS 53 TO 58. SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 46 TO 51. HIGHS 53 TO 58. LIGHT WIND. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 48 TO 53. HIGHS 53 TO 58. LIGHT WIND. $$ FORECASTER...GETTMAN REQUESTED BY...TIM SPENCER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111027.WILDH.01/MFR