FNUS56 KMFR 152201
FWFMFR
LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST FOR OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
301 PM PDT SUN MAR 15 2009
.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THIS
EVENING AND WILL STALL EAST OF THE CASCADES TONIGHT BEFORE
GRADUALLY MOVING OUT OF THE AREA LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
THIS FRONT IS BRINGING RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE AREA
TONIGHT WITH SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY THIS EVENING OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND
EAST OF THE CASCADES THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT. A WEAKER
FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE LIGHT PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY.
THEN A WEAK RIDGE IS EXPECTED THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY A RETURN
TO AN ACTIVE AND WET WEATHER PATTERN LATE IN THE WEEK.
ORZ621-623-161300-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
300 PM PDT SUN MAR 15 2009
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER......... RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL 5500 FEET LOWERING
TO 4500 TO 5000 FEET LATE TONIGHT. SNOW
ACCUMULATION UP TO 7 INCHES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 VALLEYS AND 25-35 RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO
5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH DECREASING
TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.100 PERCENT.
&&
TEMP / HUM / POP
MT STELLA 33 85 100
SQUAW PK 35 96 100
.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER......... RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 5000 FEET.
SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 6 INCHES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 VALLEYS AND 30-35 RIDGES.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-85 PERCENT VALLEYS AND 90-100 PERCENT
RIDGES.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.90 PERCENT.
&&
TEMP / HUM / POP
MT STELLA 40 89 100
SQUAW PK 40 85 100
.MONDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER......... RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 4500 FEET.
SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 VALLEYS AND 25-30 RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 MPH IN THE EVENING.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH IN THE EVENING.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.20 PERCENT.
&&
TEMP / HUM / POP
MT STELLA 30 88 80
SQUAW PK 31 96 80
.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. SNOW
SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 5000 FEET.
SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 VALLEYS AND 35-40 RIDGES.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-60 PERCENT VALLEYS AND 65-80 PERCENT RIDGES.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 MPH.
RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
30 MPH DECREASING TO 25 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.
&&
TEMP / HUM / POP
MT STELLA 45 65 80
SQUAW PK 46 62 70
.EXTENDED...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW
LEVEL 5500 FEET. LOWS 30 TO 35. HIGHS 40 TO 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
30 TO 35. HIGHS 43 TO 53. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 30 TO 35.
HIGHS 45 TO 55. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS 30 TO
35. HIGHS 43 TO 53.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS 25 TO
30. HIGHS 38 TO 48.
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