FNUS76 KMFR 022020
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR KLAMATH RIVER CANYON...BLM LAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1220 PM PST WED MAR 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG SURFACE LOW IS WELL NORTH OF THE AREA BUT
PRESSURE GRADIENTS CONTINUE TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS.  GRADIENTS ARE SLOWLY WEAKENING...SO WINDS WILL
BE DECREASING BUT WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY MAINTAINING OCCASIONAL
PRECIPITATION AND SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING WITH
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 18 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 0-3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-900 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 18 TO 28 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 38
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHERLY WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH EARLY IN THE DAY
                    THEN BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON WITH
                    GUSTS TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 28 TO 38 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 22
                    MPH LATE.
CWR.................60 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS 27 TO 32. HIGHS 41 TO 46.
LIGHT WIND.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS 32 TO 37. HIGHS
42 TO 47. SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 31 TO 36. HIGHS 45 TO 50. LIGHT WIND.
.MONDAY...
CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 28 TO 33. HIGHS 40 TO 45. NORTH
WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GETTMAN
REQUESTED BY...MIKE MCGIRR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110303.KLAMA.01/MFR