FNUS76 KMFR 211229
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSECAMP RIM  1...BLM LAKEVIEW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
530 AM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

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

.DISCUSSION....A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES TOWARDS THE AREA
TODAY...WITH A  STALLED FRONT OVER THE REGION ACTING AS A FOCUS FOR
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING
INTO THE AFTERNOON. AS THE STRONG FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA LATE
THIS 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.


.TODAY...

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 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 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.

.TONIGHT...

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