FNUS76 KMFR 121451
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR KLAMATH RIVER CANYON...LAKEVIEW BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
651 AM PST FRI MAR 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OCCUR THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A
STRONG COLD FRONT. RAIN BEGINS BETWEEN 11 AM AND 1 PM...STARTING
OUT POSSIBLY MIXED WITH LIGHT SNOW. WINDS SHIFT WEST AND DECREASE
AFTER 2PM WITH PRECIPITATION INCREASING. SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO
NEAR VALLEY FLOORS BY MID EVENING...AND UP TO A COUPLE INCHES OF
SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LAST INTO THE
NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN...MIXING WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
                    WINDS SHIFTING WEST AND DECREASING TO 4-8 MPH
                    LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH SHIFTING SOUTHWEST.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS. UP TO 2 INCHES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-98 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...STAVISH
REQUESTED BY...DAVE CANTRELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100312.KLAMA.01/MFR