FNUS76 KMFR 312245 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR LAVA...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 345 PM PDT FRI AUG 31 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1520 PDT ON AUGUST 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WELL TO THE NORTH IS MOVING INLAND TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY SHIFTING EAST ON SATURDAY. THEN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. EXPECT SLIGHT COOLING ON SATURDAY WITH A RETURN TO WARMING ON SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........9-13 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL DURING THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 5-15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5-10 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...LUTZ REQUESTED BY...LEE JENSEN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120831.LAVA_.01/MFR