FNUS76 KMFR 151114 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR GREENHORN...USFS KNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 315 AM PST FRI JAN 15 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. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-51. MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WIND 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING 5 TO 10 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. $$ FORECASTER...KEENE/NELAIMISCHKIES REQUESTED BY...JOHNNY CLEM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100115.GREEN.01/MFR