FNUS76 KMFR 151556 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR VAN HORN DISTRICT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 756 AM PST TUE DEC 15 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON DECEMBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS MOVING INLAND AND BRINGING SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION AND WINDS TO THE BURN SITE. WINDS AND SNOWFALL DECREASE TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES SOUTHEAST OF THE BURN SITE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH RAIN AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....30 TOP AND 36 BOTTOM. MIN HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH LOWER ELEVATIONS AND SOUTH 20 TO 30 GUSTING TO 45 MPH AT THE RIDGE TOP. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH. CWR.................100 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...KEENE REQUESTED BY...JOE BOGGS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091215.VANHO.01/MFR