FNUS76 KMFR 241402
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DORRIS 1...LAKEVIEW BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
702 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE STRONGEST OF A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT THE
AREA TODAY WITH CONTINUED STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS. THE SNOW LEVEL IS
AT THE VALLEY FLOOR THIS MORNING BUT SNOW WILL BE MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY BEFORE THE NEXT FRONT ARRIVES FRIDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS ON
SATURDAY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY YET ANOTHER FRONT ON SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
                    ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-39.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 45 TO 60 MPH.
CWR.................75 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SNOW
                    SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION
                    UP TO AN INCH.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH...DECREASING TO SOUTHWEST 18 TO 28 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO AN
                    INCH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 18 TO 28 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...DAVE CANTRELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110324.DORRI.01/MFR