FNUS76 KMFR 242243 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR GLASSUPS UNIT 196...U.S.F.S. SALMON RIVER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 343 PM PDT WED APR 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL THEN MEANDER OVER THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY, MOSTLY EAST OF THE AREA IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. THIS WILL LEAD TO SLOPE AND CANYON WINDS BEING DOMINANT WITH TEMPERATURES 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL IN THE AFTERNOONS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THROUGH THE PERIOD AND MIXING SUBSTANTIAL. DUE TO THE SHIFT IN THE WINDS ON THURSDAY, IS IS LIKELY THAT MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE REACHED LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN STEADY OR RISE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH WITH GUSTS 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL EARLY INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 8000-9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING, THEN NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.................CLEAR. MAX TEMPERATURE POTENTIAL...54. MIN TEMPERATURE.............45 TO 50. MAX HUMIDITY................61-74 PERCENT. MIN HUMIDITY POTENTIAL......32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH BECOMING EAST 0-2 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 1500 TO 2500 FT AGL AROUND SUNSET, THEN 500 FT AGL OR LESS LATE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........BECOMING CALM DURING THE EVENING, THEN EAST 5 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........24 TO 29 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH UNTIL MID TO LATE AFTERNOON, THEN NORTHWEST 0-2 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS EARLY, THEN INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH, THEN NORTHWEST 2-6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...LUTZ REQUESTED BY...ANDY BRANSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130425.GLASS.01/MFR