FNUS76 KMFR 270048 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR GREAT SCOTT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 548 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1605 PDT ON OCTOBER 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT WITH GUSTY WINDS AND RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO 3500-4000 FEET AND LOCALLY AS LOW AS 3000 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION. SHOWERS AND COOLER WEATHER CONTINUE MANY AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY. ANOTHER FRONT ARRIVES THURSDAY NIGHT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 26 MPH. CWR.................48 PERCENT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....39. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 22 MPH. CWR.................35 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES REQUESTED BY...MADELEINE LEVAGGI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091026.GREAT.02/MFR