FNUS76 KMFR 202223
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSECAMP RIM  1...BLM LAKEVIEW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
323 PM PDT FRI MAR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION....A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA THIS
EVENING THEN STALL OVER THE AREA. THIS FRONT WILL MAINLY JUST
BRING CLOUDS TONIGHT WITH NO MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION. THEN TOMORROW
AS A  STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES TOWARDS THE AREA...THE STALLED
FRONT WILL ACT AS A FOCUS FOR RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS BEGINNING
LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON. AS THE
STRONG FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT...THIS FRONT WILL BRING ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION.
THEN COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY BEHIND THE FRONT. WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS SUNDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A WARM FRONT LATE
MONDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    WEST 1 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE 0 TO 2 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-4500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                    TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                      DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH THEN BECOMING
                      WEST 3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...SHIFTING
                      TO THE NORTHWEST LATE IN THE NIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE
                    OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL
                    6000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON LOWERING TO 5000 FEET
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT VARIABLE WIND 0 TO 3 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
    6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                     INCREASING 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                     THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE
                     AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING
                    THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE NIGHT.
                    SNOW LEVEL 5000 TO 5500 FEET IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH LATE
                    IN THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                    TO 500-800 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH  IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                     DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT .
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...DAVE CANTRELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090321.HORSE.01/MFR