FNUS76 KMFR 111236 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR ANA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 536 AM PDT WED APR 11 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE AIR MASS WILL COOL AND MOISTEN CONSIDERABLY TODAY COMPARED TO YESTERDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES IN. THIS WILL LEAD TO INCREASING INSTABILITY ALONG WITH SOME SHOWERS. THERE COULD EVEN BE A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AGAIN...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND IN AND AROUND ANY SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE TONIGHT THEN ANOTHER FRONT WILL BRING SIMILAR BREEZY, SHOWERY CONDITIONS THURSDAY. SHOWERS WILL PERSIST FRIDAY, BUT A WARMING AND DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-50. MIN HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND 2-4 MPH BECOMING 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. CWR.................50 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-36. MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN SOUTH 2-4 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. CWR.................30 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-45. MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 4-8 MPH INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH. CWR.................40 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...SPILDE REQUESTED BY...DANNY BROWN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120411.ANA__.01/MFR