FNUS76 KMFR 150143
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREENHORN...USFS KNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
543 PM PST THU JAN 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE PROVIDES DRY WEATHER THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. SOUTH WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS INCREASE SOME FRIDAY AS A
SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
FORMS ALONG THE FRONT AND MOVES THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY BRINGING
LIGHT PRECIPITATION WITH SNOW LEVELS AROUND 5000 FEET. SUNDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT A STRONGER STORM AFFECTS THE REGION WITH HEAVY
PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE FOR THE SOUTH COAST THROUGH NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET BY SUNDAY. GUSTY
SOUTH WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE REGION. THE WEATHER PATTERN REMAINS
ACTIVE...WITH WET AND WINDY WEATHER AT TIMES INTO LATE WEEK.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH PATCHY MORNING FOG.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 1500 TO 2000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...JOHNNY CLEM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100115.GREEN.01/MFR