FNUS76 KMFR 011600
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOMPKINS...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
800 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTH WINDS TODAY WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST AND WILL
INTENSIFY THIS EVENING THROUGH FAVORED VALLEY TERRAIN AND ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL OCCUR AS LOW PRESSURE SEVERAL HUNDRED
MILES OFFSHORE RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING IN AREAS FAVORED BY SOUTH
AND SOUTHEAST FLOW...BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD AND LOCALLY HEAVY
AROUND MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE UNDER
SOUTHWEST FLOW ON THURSDAY. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT IS LIKELY THIS
WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDS AND SUNNY INTERVALS...CHANCE OF A SNOW
                    SHOWER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 40 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL AROUND 3000 FEET. SNOW
                    ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL 3500 FEET. SNOW
                    ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3 INCHES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 40 MPH.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KEENE/SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS SHICKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110301.TOMPK.01/MFR