FNUS76 KMFR 172306 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR HICKEY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 406 PM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1535 PDT ON MAY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THICK OVERCAST ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH EXITING THE AREA WILL CLEAR AFTER SUNSET. AN ISOLATED SHOWER IS ALSO POSSIBLE FROM THE OVERCAST SKIES. MUCH DRIER AND COOLER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE WEST OVERNIGHT. SKIES WILL CLEAR TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN SO ON FRIDAY. THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN DRY THIS WEEKEND BUT THERE WILL BE A WARMING TREND. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL SUNSET. MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-30. MAX HUMIDITY........50-54 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH UNTIL 9 PM THEN NORTH 1 TO 2 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND. $$ FORECASTER...SARGEANT REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAVEL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120517.HICKE.02/MFR