FNUS76 KMFR 211649 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR HILT...CALFIRE/SISKIYOU NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 949 AM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0656 PDT ON OCTOBER 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STRONG AND WET FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARDS TODAY AND INLAND TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. THEN A SHOWERY PATTERN CONTINUES LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE FRONT IS LIKELY TO BRING WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION TO ALL AREAS...EVEN THE EAST SIDE AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...TONIGHT AND MONDAY. LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE...MAINLY CASCADES WESTWARD. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR 3500 TO 4000 FEET MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN COOL...MOIST AND UNSETTLED THROUGH THURSDAY AS A BROAD LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WITH ANOTHER FRONT POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. CWR.................7 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES REQUESTED BY...SHANE EMRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121021.HILT_.01/MFR