FNUS76 KMFR 261954 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR AFR PILE BURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1254 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TOMORROW BRINGING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. SURFACE WINDS DURING THE MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLOPE DRIVEN. THEN THE AFTERNOON A VALLEY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL SET UP. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE COAST FRIDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL WEAKEN ALONG THE COAST ON SATURDAY AND WILL ONLY BRING CLOUDS TO THE BURN AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. NORTHWEST SURFACE AND MIXING WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-58. MIN HUMIDITY........35-50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTH-NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO TO 4000-5000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...CLARSTROM REQUESTED BY...ADAM FORGA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120427.AFRPI.01/MFR