FNUS76 KMFR 231255
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR KENO 5
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
555 AM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH
SATURDAY WITH GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WHILE THE SNOW LEVEL REMAINS NEAR 4000
FEET. THE FIRST FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TODAY. THE NEXT AND
STRONGEST FRONT WILL FOLLOW CLOSE BEHIND ON THURSDAY THEN SHOWERS
ON FRIDAY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER FRONT ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHEAST 7-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SNOW LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........96-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7-12 MPH DECREASING TO 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 25 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW...BECOMING MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
SD
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FORECASTER...STOCKTON/WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...DAVE CANTRELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110323.KENO5.01/MFR