FNUS76 KMFR 032230
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR KLAMATH RIVER CANYON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
230 PM PST THU MAR 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 PST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS.
A FRONT WILL NEAR THE COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA
FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS COLD FRONT WILL SLOW AS IT CROSSES THE REGION SATURDAY
WHILE A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC. THAT LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
KEEP PRECIPITATION CHANCES AROUND SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET OVER THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED EARLY MONDAY FOLLOWED BY A COOLER SHOWERY AIR MASS MONDAY AFTERNOON
WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO 2000 TO 3000 FEET.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    BUT AS HIGH AS 30 MPH IN SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EARLY EVENING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED
                    SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH DECREASING TO LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON .
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SANDLER
REQUESTED BY...MIKE MCGIRR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110303.KLAMA.02/MFR