FNUS76 KMFR 240651
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR KLAMATH RIVER CANYON UNIT E...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1051 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BROAD LOW PRESSURE...WITH ARCTIC ORIGINS...WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD
JUST WEST OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL BRING A FEW SNOW SHOWERS TO THE BURN
AREA THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS COULD BECOME MORE FREQUENT IN THE
AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES TOWARDS THE AREA. A TRUE ARCTIC COLD
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE NORTHEAST FRIDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS WILL RESULT A FEW LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SATURDAY MORNING IS LIKELY TO BE THE COLDEST MORNING
OF THE WINTER ACROSS THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH A FEW SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SNOW
                    SHOWERS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-28.
MIN HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    6-10 WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST SOUTHWEST 24 TO 33 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT IN THE MORNING. 85 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....13-15.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 5-11 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    1-4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15-23 MPH IN THE EVENING. WEST 3-7 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................66 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-26.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING. BECOMING NORTH TO
                    NORTHEAST 3-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTH TO
                    NORTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...MIKE MCGIRR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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