FNUS76 KMFR 030500 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR PANTHER PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1000 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON NOVEMBER 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN EARLY WITH SNOW LEVELS NEAR 3500 FEET. TOTAL PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE ABOUT .15 TO .20"...THEN VERY LITTLE ADDITIONAL RAIN AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. A DEEP UPPER TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY WITH COOL WEATHER AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN OR SNOW EARLY...THEN A CHANCE FOR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3500 FEET RISING TO 4000 FEET BY AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MIN HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH...BECOMING WEST 3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................93 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-28. MAX HUMIDITY........90-85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH...SHIFTING NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH OVERNIGHT. CWR.................15 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WIND 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................5 PERCENT. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...STAVISH REQUESTED BY...PHILIP PARASHIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111103.PANTH.05/MFR