FNUS76 KMFR 170649 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR LD 4A...GFI/USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1049 PM PST WED NOV 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON NOVEMBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH AROUND SUNRISE. LIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY THEN PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO SNOW AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THURSDAY EVENING. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO AN INCH. MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-39. MIN HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH. CWR.................80 PERCENT. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW. ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-29. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL FALLING TO 2000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH. CWR.................100 PERCENT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS. ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-30. MIN HUMIDITY........93-98 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL FALLING TO 1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. CWR.................100 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. LOWS 22 TO 24. HIGHS 28 TO 30. SOUTHWEST WIND 6 TO 11 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 27. HIGHS 35 TO 37. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 30 TO 32. HIGHS 37 TO 39. SOUTHWEST WIND 12 TO 18 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WEYGAND REQUESTED BY...SEAN HENDRIX TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111117.LD4A_.01/MFR