FNUS76 KMFR 291724 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR A-12...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1024 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...COLD AIR ALOFT MOVES OVER THE BURN AREA TUESDAY. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DAYTIME HEATING WILL LEAD TO INCREASING INSTABILITY. THE NET RESULT WILL BE SCATTERED RAIN AND WET SNOW SHOWERS WITH SOME MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF IN ADDITION WINDS COULD BECOME GUSTY AT TIMES NEAR AND AROUND HEAVY SHOWERS. SCATTERED SHOWERS CONTINUE WEDNESDAY. A BREAK IN THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED THURSDAY WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE BURN AREA. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE BURN AREA FRIDAY MORNING WITH INCREASING WIND AND PRECIPITATION. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........OCCASIONAL RAIN AND WET SNOW SHOWERS. A FEW SHOWERS COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-43. MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 26 MPH. CWR.................70 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI REQUESTED BY...MARCUS NOVA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100329.A12__.01/MFR