FNUS76 KMFR 270115 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR BUB 8...USFS/GFI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 615 PM PDT FRI APR 26 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY CONDITION CONTINUES UNDERNEATH A FLAT RIDGE THAT WILL ALLOW HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS TO SPREAD ACROSS THE BURN AREA AT TIMES. THE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SLIGHTLY ON SUNDAY ALLOWING MORE HIGH CLOUDS TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. ON SUNDAY TEMPERATURES WILL DECREASE BY A FEW DEGREES ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE MAINLY SLOPE DRIVEN WITH DIRECTION TURNING TOWARD NORTHWEST LATE IN THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS...OTHERWISE SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT UPSLOPE WINDS 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH BY 1400. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41. RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 2 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-800 FT AGL BY 2100. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 MPH IN THE EVENING THE FOLLOWING DOWNSLOPE WIND 1 TO 2 MPH OVERNIGHT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66. RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BUNNAG REQUESTED BY...JESSE KIENE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130427.BUB8_.01/MFR