FNUS76 KMFR 200532
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLSTEIN...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
932 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE
FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND PRECIPITATION WILL
DEVELOP AHEAD OF IT. A MUCH COOLER AIRMASS WILL SPREAD OVER THE REGION
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING BELOW THE BURN
AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE RISING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6-8 MPH BECOMING WEST 15 MPH.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL LOWERING TO NEAR THE SURFACE.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........63-67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE RISING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.

.3 DAY OUTLOOK...

.SUNDAY...BREEZY. SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 4500 FEET.
LOWS 25 TO 30. HIGHS 30 TO 40. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
25 TO 35. HIGHS 35 TO 45. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 25 TO 35. HIGHS
40 TO 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STOCKTON
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN JANES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091120.COLST.01/MFR