FNUS76 KMFR 311703 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR JACK UNIT 571...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1003 AM PDT WED OCT 31 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 AND EVENING. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW BY MORNING...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.....HOLDING STEADY AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT THIS MORNING...RISING TO 90-100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 10-20 WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 40-45 MPH. CWR.................100 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS...BECOMING MIXED WITH SNOW BY MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-36. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20-25 MPH. CWR.................100 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FEET AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH. CWR.................30 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...WRIGHT REQUESTED BY...THOMAS SHICKLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121031.JACKU.01/MFR