FNUS76 KMFR 300005 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR BONANZA VIEW...KLAMATH FALLS BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 505 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1650 PDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY EVEN AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE BUT SHOULD TAPER OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO THE BURN AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH A FEW INCHES OF SNOW BY TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN NEAR FREEZING WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS. WEST WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON BUT NOT AS STRONG AS WHAT WAS EXPERIENCED EARLIER TODAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN TURNING TO SNOW AFTER 2000. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 2 INCHES. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39. MAX HUMIDITY........78-88 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 27 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN DECREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. AROUND MIDNIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO TURN MORE TOWARD THE WEST AROUND 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 35 TO 40 MPH. CWR.................90 PERCENT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 3 INCHES. MAX TEMPERATURE.....35. MIN HUMIDITY........65-67 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO WEST-NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. CWR.................70 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...BUNNAG REQUESTED BY...ZOPPETTI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100329.BONAN.01/MFR