FNUS76 KMFR 100039 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR GRIZZLEY...USFS SHF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 525 PM PDT TUE OCT 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1651 PDT ON OCTOBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT BUT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE NOTICEABLY POORER WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THURSDAY MORNING THAN THEY WERE EARLY THIS MORNING. BREEZY EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AS A LOW TO THE SOUTH EXITS THE AREA. THEN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA WITH DECREASING THIS WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. ALSO EXPECT A WEAK WARMING TREND. THE PATTERN WILL CHANGE FRIDAY WITH A COOLER AND MORE MOIST AIR MASS AS THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF FRONTS APPROACHES. THE FIRST WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE NEXT SYSTEM EARLY NEXT WEEK IS FORECAST TO BE STRONGER. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT THIS EVENING LOWERING TO 35 PERCENT EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 1 TO 2 MPH UNTIL EARLY EVENING THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 7 MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........EAST TO NORTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH INCREASING TO 12-20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................4 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY EVENING THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST 8 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST TO NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 10-15 MPH BEOMCING NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................1 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATUERS...AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY.......35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS....NORTHWEST 1-2 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 0 TO 2 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT......2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...LOWERING 500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS.......NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 MPH...THEN SHIFTING TO SOUTH 5 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT. CWR................0 PERCENT LAL................1 WIND (20FT)........NORTHWEST 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 MPH...THEN SHIFTING TO SOUTH 5 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT. $$ FORECASTER...CLARSTROM REQUESTED BY...RYAN WHEELER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20121009.GRIZZ.01/MFR