FXUS66 KMFR 270458
AFDMFR

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
858 PM PST THU NOV 26 2009

.DISCUSSION...THE COLD FRONT IS MOVING ASHORE THIS EVENING. A LOW
PRESSURE FORMING ALONG THE FRONT IS CAUSING THE FRONT TO SLOW DOWN
SIGNIFICANTLY. RAIN HAS SPREAD INTO THE ROGUE VALLEY AND WILL
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL WILL REMAIN ABOVE PASS LEVEL
OVERNIGHT THEN LOWER TO AROUND 4500 FEET FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW
LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO LOWER FURTHER TO AROUND 3500 FEET FRIDAY
AFTERNOON BUT PRECIPITATION SHOULD TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS. A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA SATURDAY AND CONTINUE
THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL LEAD TO A VERY WARM AND DRY
RIDGE AND PERSISTENT VALLEY FOG. ALSO A THERMAL TROUGH WILL BUILD
ALONG THE COAST WITH OFFSHORE FLOW AT NIGHT BEING THE STRONGEST ON
SATURDAY NIGHT.

WITH PERSISTENT FOG AND LOW CLOUDS IN THE VALLEY...HIGH
TEMPERATURES FOR THE VALLEYS MAY NEED TO ADJUSTED DOWNWARD AS
GUIDANCE TENDS TO BE TOO WARM.

&&

.AVIATION...LCL MVFR CIGS THIS EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES
INLAND. OTHERWISE VFR CIGS CONTINUE. 

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY FOR ORZ021-ORZ022.

CA...NONE.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 10 AM TO 
     10 PM PST FRIDAY FOR PZZ356.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY 
     FOR PZZ350-PZZ356-PZZ370.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 7 AM TO NOON PST FRIDAY FOR 
     PZZ350.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL NOON PST FRIDAY FOR PZZ370.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR PZZ376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY 
     FOR PZZ376.

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