FNUS76 KMFR 211810
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSECAMP RIM  1...BLM LAKEVIEW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1100 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.

UPDATED FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY

.DISCUSSION....A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES TOWARDS THE AREA
TODAY...WITH A  STALLED FRONT OVER THE REGION ACTING AS A FOCUS FOR
RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING
AND  INTO THE AFTERNOON. AS THE STRONG FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...THIS FRONT WILL BRING
ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION. ALSO EXPECT SOME GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THE EVENING. 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.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 4 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. VARIABLE AND
                    GUSTY WINDS UP TO 20 TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
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 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH LATE
                    IN THE EVENING THEN 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