FNUS76 KMFR 031318 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH WARNER...LAKEVIEW/ BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 618 AM PDT WED APR 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE DRIER WEATHER TO THE FORECAST AREA TODAY...WITH LIGHT WESTERLY GENERAL WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MORE THAN TEN DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TODAY. A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN TO AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE CASCADES...AND POSSIBLY TO THE BURN AREA...ON THURSDAY. COOL...WINDY AND WET WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH SNOW LEVELS GRADUALLY LOWERING TO 5000 FEET BY SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO 2 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY AFTERNOON THEN SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH BY LATER AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 500-1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH. CWR.................26 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES REQUESTED BY...BRETT SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130403.SOUTH.01/MFR