FNUS76 KMFR 051500
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR KLAMATH RIVER CANYON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
700 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION TODAY WITH
PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN AND A SNOW LEVEL BETWEEN 5000 AND 5500 FEET.
ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REACH THE COAST TONIGHT WITH
INCREASED RAIN...BECOMING MODERATE AT TIMES OVER THE AREA AND SNOW
LEVELS FALLING TO AROUND 4000 FEET. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL
MOVE SOUTH OF THE REGION ON SUNDAY BUT SHOWERS ARE LIKELY SUNDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS AT 4500 TO 5000 FEET.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PERIODS OF RAIN...MOSTLY LIGHT INTENSITY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH INCREASING TO 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 3 TO 7 MPH DECREASING TO 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH INCREASING TO 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 11 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...MIKE MCGIRR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110305.KLAMA.01/MFR