FNUS76 KMFR 151310
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOMPKINS...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
610 AM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL BRING MODERATE PRECIPITATION TODAY WITH THE SNOW
LEVEL FALLING TO AROUND 5000 FEET. SHELTERING SHOULD REDUCE EYE LEVEL
WIND SPEEDS BUT MIXING WINDS WILL BE STRONG INTO THIS EVENING. SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH
THE SNOW LEVEL FALLING TO 3000 FEET.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 40 TO 55 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS...MIXED WITH SNOW
                    LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500-9500 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS SHICKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110315.TOMPK.01/MFR