FNUS76 KMFR 080659 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR CLASSIC HAND PILES...CA-KNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1059 PM PST WED NOV 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A SECOND STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY BRINGING A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO ALL AREAS, BUT ESPECIALLY THE MOUNTAINS AND WEST SIDE. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 3000 FEET TODAY AND 2000 FEET TONIGHT, WHICH MEANS SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS SNOW OVER THE WEST SIDE MOUNTAINS AND MUCH OF THE EAST SIDE. COOL, SHOWERY WEATHER WILL LAST INTO THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 12 MPH. CWR.................11 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES REQUESTED BY...KEVIN OSBORNE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121108.CLASS.01/MFR