FNUS76 KMFR 100158 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR COOL 9 10...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 658 PM PDT WED MAY 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN MOVING IN TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A WARMING AND DRYING TREND THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND WITH STRONG RIDGING ALOFT RESULTING IN TEMPERATURES AROUND A DOZEN DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL DURING THE WEEKEND. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-62. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPVALLEY WEST 1 TO 3 MPH INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-36. MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNVALLEY EAST WIND 0 TO 2 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPVALLEY WEST 0 TO 2 MPH INCREASING TO 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...WEYGAND REQUESTED BY...MONICA RAMIREZ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120511.COOL9.01/MFR