FNUS76 KMFR 311717 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR HAPPY OAK PILES BEAVER CREAK ADMIN SITE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1017 AM PDT WED OCT 31 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS INTO THE BURN AREA TODAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE BURN AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT...AND THEN TAPER OFF ON THURSDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PERIODS OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-50 THIS MORNING...FALLING TO AROUND 45 AND HOLDING STEADY THIS AFTERNOON. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT THIS MORNING...RISING TO 100 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 35-40 MPH. CWR.................100 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20-25 MPH. CWR.................100 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FEET AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH. CWR.................30 PERCENT. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...WRIGHT REQUESTED BY...CARRIE BOWERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121031.HAPPY.02/MFR