FNUS76 KMFR 230448 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR DEAD STEW...MEDFORD BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 948 PM PDT MON APR 22 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...OFFSHORE EASTERLY AND NORTHEASTERLY WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AT THE BURN SITE...WITH PROGRESSIVELY WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS. OVERNIGHT WINDS NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE BURN SHOULD BE DOWNSLOPE FROM A NORTHWEST DIRECTION WHILE THE UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE BURN SHOULD CONTINUE TO SEE NORTHEAST WINDS OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME MODERATE AND GUSTY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...THOUGH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A NORTHWEST DIRECTION BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS THE THERMAL TROUGH SHIFTS INLAND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....ABOVE 2300 FEET: NORTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BELOW 2300 FEET: DOWNSLOPE NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FEET IN THE EVENING BECOMING 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT EAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 18 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KEENE REQUESTED BY...NOLAN YOCUM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130423.DEADS.01/MFR