FNUS76 KMFR 141453 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CR COPELAND...SAM TACCHINI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 653 AM PST MON NOV 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON NOVEMBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS THE EFFECTS FROM A WEAK LOW STAY WEST OF THE CASCADES. AFTERNOON EYE LEVEL AND MIXING WINDS WILL BE FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WITH SURFACE WINDS TODAY A LITTLE STRONGER THAN TOMORROW. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONGER ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE BURN SITE. WETTING PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE BURN SITE BY THURSDAY...WITH CONTINUED COOL AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-47. MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE NORTH WIND 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-29. MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE NORTH WIND 0 TO 2 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-47. MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE NORTH WIND BECOMING WEST 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...KEENE REQUESTED BY...LAKEVIEW BLM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111114.PINEC.01/MFR