FNUS76 KMFR 280046 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 51...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 546 PM PDT THU OCT 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION ON FRIDAY. HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY AHEAD OF A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH. THE TROUGH WILL WEAKEN FURTHER AS IT MOVES INTO SOUTHERN OREGON FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE REMNANTS OF THE TROUGH PROVIDING AN BRIEF INCREASE IN MID-LEVEL CLOUDS AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE SITE VERY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE TREND IS FOR A GRADUAL INCREASE IN MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES THROUGH SATURDAY. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-64. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-41. MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-64. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WIND 1 TO 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WEYGAND REQUESTED BY...BRANDON DETHLEFS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111028.UNIT5.01/MFR