FNUS76 KMFR 241143 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR T-LIME TS 17-2...BLM MED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 443 AM PDT WED APR 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...OFFSHORE NORTHEAST FLOW WITH WARM AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED TODAY. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ESPECIALLY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE GOOD TODAY WITH MIXING HEIGHTS INCREASING AFTER THE INVERSION BREAKS IN THE LATE MORNING AND MODERATE TO STRONG MIXING WINDS OUT OF THE EAST. OFFSHORE NORTHEAST FLOW OVER THE AREA WILL DECREASE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THEN AS THE THERMAL TROUGH MOVES INLAND DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...EXPECT LIGHTER NORTHERLY WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY. WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AS A RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE AREA. ON THE WEEKEND THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN BRINGING COOLER CONDITIONS BY SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77-80. MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT. HUMIDITY AT IGNITION TIME IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 22-25 PERCENT LOWERING TO 10-14 AROUND 3 PM PDT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10-12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3000 FT AGL IN THE MID TO LATE MORNING INCREASING TO 5500-6500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 15-25 MPH DECREASING TO 12-20 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 2 TO 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 12-16 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-15O0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING NORTH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY.. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS 73 TO 78. LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS 67 TO 73. LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ FORECASTER...CLARSTROM REQUESTED BY...MIKE MAIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130424.TLIME.01/MFR