FNUS76 KMFR 121200
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR HCFP CADE  34 AND 32...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
500 AM PDT THU MAY 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL DISSIPATE EAST OF THE CASCADES
TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...THOUGH
A FEW SHOWERS WILL LINGER. SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY AN
UNSEASONABLY COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL DEVELOP OFF OF THE
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND THEN MOVE INLAND...BRINGING SHOWERS
AND A POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO
BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    3-4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE RISING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW LEVEL 5500 FEET. LOWS 30 TO 40. HIGHS 53
TO 63. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...COLDER. SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SNOW LEVEL 4000 FEET. LOWS 25 TO 35. HIGHS 38 TO 48. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW
LEVEL 4000 FEET. LOWS 25 TO 35. HIGHS 40 TO 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS
6 TO 12 MPH.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 30 TO 40. HIGHS 48 TO 58.


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FORECASTER...STOCKTON
REQUESTED BY...TOM FIELDEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110512.HCFPC.01/MFR