FNUS76 KMFR 260615 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR A-12 INTERIOR PILES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1015 PM PST MON FEB 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY. MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS WILL RESULT IN LESS THAN FAVORABLE MIXING. A VERY WEAK FRONT/TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING, BUT WILL BE BARELY NOTICEABLE. A WARM FRONT WILL BRUSH BY THE AREA ON THURSDAY. A STRONG HIGH WILL BRING ABOVE-NORMAL WARMTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. HOWEVER, THIS WILL ALSO LIKELY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT LATE-NIGHT AND MORNING INVERSIONS AND INCREASED PROBABILITIES OF POOR AFTERNOON MIXING. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT A MORE SIGNIFICANT FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATER IN THE WEEKEND, BUT LOW WITH RESPECT TO PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PATCHY FREEZING FOG EARLY, OTHERWISE, SUN GIVING WAY TO SOME CLOUDS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM OR LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST 0-1 MPH EARLY THEN WEST TO SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE EARLY INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....23. MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN LIGHT NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT IN THE EVENING, THEN 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 1-3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5-10 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...SPILDE REQUESTED BY...BEN MOLITOR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130226.A12IN.01/MFR