FNUS76 KMFR 010433 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR MINERAL FORK 12...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 933 PM PDT MON OCT 31 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON NOVEMBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO OREGON FROM THE NORTH WILL RESULT IN MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS THE BURN SITE THROUGH TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT DRYING WILL DROP HUMIDITIES TUESDAY COMPARED TO MONDAY...AND OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BE POOR TO MODERATE. ON WEDNESDAY A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE BURN SITE. THIS COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE DROPS...AS WELL AS RAIN SHOWERS FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. ANOTHER SIMILAR WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND...AND ANOTHER EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE STORM TRACK WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE PERIOD. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-61. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-40. MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING AND PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-54. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT BECOMING 50 PERCENT IN THE EVENING. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 37 TO 42. HIGHS 42 TO 52. SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 36 TO 41. HIGHS 39 TO 44. NORTH WIND 3 TO 5 MPH. .SATURDAY... RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS 40 TO 45. SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KEENE REQUESTED BY...TIM SPENCER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111101.MINER.01/MFR