FNUS76 KMFR 141411
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR A12 PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
711 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH TOWARD THE COAST TODAY INCREASING
SOUTH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL BECOME ENHANCED BY
ANOTHER FRONTAL WAVE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY CAUSING WINDS TO
INCREASE FURTHER. THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT THE FRONT WILL SPREAD
ACROSS THE AREA WITH SNOW LEVELS NEAR 6500 FEET FALLING TO NEAR
3500 FEET. FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY ONE MORE STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DRIVE STRONG WINDS AND PRECIPITATION IN.
SHOWERS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL FEATURE SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO NEAR
1500 FEET AT TIMES.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN (20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5-8 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........A CHANCE OF RAIN (40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH
                    INCREASING TO SOUTH 7 TO 10 WITH GUSTS 15 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.


.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 38 TO 43. HIGHS 48 TO 53. SOUTH WINDS 6 TO
11 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 33 TO 38. HIGHS 44 TO 49. LIGHT WIND.
.SUNDAY...
SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 28 TO 33. HIGHS 42 TO 47. LIGHT WIND.

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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120314.A12PI.01/MFR