FNUS76 KMFR 111211 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR HAPPY OAK PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 411 AM PST TUE DEC 11 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON DECEMBER 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE PROJECT TODAY, SPREADING CLOUDS OVER THE AREA. IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO MOISTEN THE DRY AIR IN THE LOW LEVELS, BUT WE SHOULD SEE SOME LIGHT RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT MOVES IN. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS POSSIBLE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TOMORROW AND IT WILL BE MUCH COLDER AND MORE HUMID WITH NORTHWEST FLOW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-48. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 25-30 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-34. MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH. CWR.................40 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...WRIGHT REQUESTED BY...MATT WATSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121211.HAPPY.01/MFR