FNUS76 KMFR 201234 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR A-12 PILE BURN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 434 AM PST WED FEB 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...TODAY WILL BE DRY WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS. A DISTURBANCE MAY BRING A LITTLE LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY, BUT MOST WILL STAY NORTH OF THE BORDER IN OREGON. A STRONGER FRONT WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A PERIOD OF STEADIER PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. MIXING SHOULD BE GOOD THROUGH THE REST OF THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. AN ACTIVE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING ANOTHER SYSTEM INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY THIS MORNING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-43. MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 2-3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE RISING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........LIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-26. MAX HUMIDITY........78-82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2-3 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO THE SURFACE. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-47. MIN HUMIDITY........37-41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 2-3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE RISING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........LIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .EXTENDED FORECAST... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL 4000 FEET. LOWS 25 TO 30. HIGHS 45 TO 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 25 TO 30. HIGHS 30 TO 40. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 15 TO 20. HIGHS 40 TO 50. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...STOCKTON/SPILDE REQUESTED BY...JOHN BRODBECK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130220.A12PI.01/MFR