FNUS76 KMFR 110330
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR POTHOLES...LAKEVIEW BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
730 PM PST WED MAR 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN THURSDAY BEFORE A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION
WILL REACH THE BURN SITE DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AND MAY BEGIN AS A
BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE ABOVE
5000 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON...CHANGING THE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER TO NEAR 3000 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT
FRIDAY EVENING. LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY
WILL TAPER OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVELY STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING 15-20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST BECOMING SOUTH 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5-15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                    LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION LESS
                    THAN AN INCH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH 6-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH BECOMING 25-35 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...LUTZ/WOODHEAD
REQUESTED BY...DAVE CANTRELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100311.POTHO.01/MFR