FNUS76 KMFR 121454
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR POTHOLES...LAKEVIEW BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
654 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...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA TODAY. RAIN AND
SNOW WILL ARRIVE AROUND NOON THEN CHANGE TO SNOW AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN
AND SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO BELOW THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AS WELL. THE FRONT WILL PUSH EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT.
SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING WILL TAPER OFF BY SATURDAY MORNING AND WINDS
WILL SUBSIDE. IT WILL DRY OUT WITH SOME SUNSHINE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........WINDY. RAIN AND SNOW ARRIVING AROUND NOON...CHANGING
                    TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-39...FALLING TO NEAR FREEZING BY THIS EVENING.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 40 TO 55 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT...COLDER.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-21.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH THIS
                    EVENING BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...
                    OTHERWISE...PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-39.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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