FNUS76 KMFR 310015 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR A-12...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 515 PM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1510 PDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE SUBSTANTIALLY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA WITH SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH 5 AM...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATER IN THE MORNING ...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION THROUGH AROUND 6 PM WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL OF UP TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT THROUGH 9 AM. DRY CONDITIONS RETURN WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE THURSDAY...THEN ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVES FRIDAY FOLLOWED BY A WEAK DISTURBANCE ON SATURDAY AND ANOTHER STRONGER FRONT ON SUNDAY. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL AROUND 9 AM THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS OF RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-45. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH THEN WEST 7 TO 12 MPH AROUND NOON AND NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-24. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WIND 2 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-48. MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WIND 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 1 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... RAIN. LOWS 30 TO 32. HIGHS 45 TO 47. WINDS INCREASING EARLY IN THE MORNING. SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH...THEN DECREASING TO 2 TO 7 MPH DURING THE EVENING. .SATURDAY... RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY...MAINLY AFTER NOON. LOWS 28 TO 30. HIGHS 47 TO 49. SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY... RAIN. LOWS 30 TO 32. HIGHS 44 TO 46. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WEYGAND REQUESTED BY...MARCUS NOVA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100330.A12__.01/MFR