FNUS76 KMFR 131351 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIDGE CREEK RX...LAKEVIEW BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 651 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MARCH 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS THE CASCADES AND EAST SIDE THIS MORNING BRINGING STRONG SOUTH WINDS ALONG AND AHEAD OF IT AND MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL STALL AROUND MOUNT SHASTA AND LAKEVIEW LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL PUSH IN FROM THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY A SIMILARLY STRONG AND WETTER ONE ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW TAPERING OFF LATE MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LATE MORNING...THEN PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MIN HUMIDITY........50-61 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 3-7 WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................40 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AROUND SUNRISE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27. MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MIN HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. CWR.................15 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...LUTZ REQUESTED BY...MITCH ISHIDA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120313.BRIDG.01/MFR