FNUS76 KMFR 261444 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR JACK HANDPILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 644 AM PST MON NOV 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP MOSTLY CLEAR AND DRY WEATHER OVER THE PROJECT THROUGH TUESDAY. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL RESULT IN LOWER THAN USUAL HUMIDITIES FOR NOVEMBER. LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA TODAY AND INCREASE TUESDAY AS GRADIENTS INCREASE AHEAD OF A LARGE APPROACHING SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE WET AND WINDY WEATHER OVER THE PROJECT WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO NEAR THE PROJECT ELEVATION WEDNESDAY WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN/SNOW LIKELY THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-52. MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTH 3-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-38. MAX HUMIDITY........60-64 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1-3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-50. MIN HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST INCREASING TO 6-9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH INCREASING TO 20-25 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...WRIGHT REQUESTED BY...THOMAS SHICKLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121126.JACKH.01/MFR