FNUS76 KMFR 061348
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER DEER 4B PILES...USFS/GFI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
648 AM PDT WED APR 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING.
BY THURSDAY MORNING SNOW LEVELS WILL DIP TO 1500 TO 2000 FEET AS
UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MOVES IN WITH THE NORTHWEST FLOW. SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE UNDER NORTHWEST AND NORTH FLOW THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
AFTER BRIEF HIGH PRESSURE SATURDAY ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL ARRIVE
SUNDAY WITH SUBSTANTIAL MOISTURE AND UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR. SHOWERS
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY ARE LIKELY TO BE FOLLOWED BY YET ANOTHER
COLD FRONT LATE IN THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-74 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH INCREASING TO 5-7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON..
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE RISING TO 4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
CWR.................87 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........96-100 PERCENT
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR THE SURFACE.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................95 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-39.
MIN HUMIDITY........74-78 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE RISING TO 10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW
LEVEL 3000 FEET. LOWS 25 TO 30. HIGHS 45 TO 55. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. SSNOW LEVEL
3000 FEET. LOWS 25 TO 35. HIGHS 45 TO 55. WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 4000 FEET. LOWS 25 TO 35.
HIGHS 40 TO 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STOCKTON
REQUESTED BY...SEAN HENDRIX
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110406.LOWER.01/MFR