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FNUS76 KMFR 201930
FWSMFR
SPOT FORECAST FOR FIELDER MTN....OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1230 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
AN INCOMING TROUGH WILL BRING GUSTY WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. DAYTIME RHS WILL TREND A
TOUCH HIGHER ON FRIDAY COMPARED TO RECENT DAYS AND TEMPERATURES
WILL TREND COOLER THROUGH SATURDAY. THUNDER CHANCES REMAIN NORTH
AND EAST OF THE FIRE, BUT THERE COULD BE SOME VIRGA AROUND EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING ALONG WITH PERSISTENT CLOUD COVER THROUGH THE DAY
FRIDAY. SEASONABLE CONDITIONS RETURN SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK
WITH THE MORE STANDARD FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FOR THIS TIME OF
YEAR.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 4-6 MPH, INCREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH WITH
GUSTS 15-20 MPH LATE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6-8 MPH, INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH WITH
GUSTS 20-25 MPH LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
CWR.............0 0 0 0
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 5
TEMP............63 67 78 88
RH..............68 67 48 30
20 FT WIND......W 6G8 W 6G10 W 8G12 W 10G18
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 2G3 W 2G4 W 6G10 W 8G15
MIX HGT (FT)....300 1200 2900 4700
TRANSPORT WIND..W 3 W 3 W 5 W 8
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 4-6 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN
THE EVENING. WINDS EASE AFTER SUNSET TO 3-5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
THE EVENING. WINDS EASE AFTER SUNSET TO 5-7 MPH,
BUT GUSTS TO 15 MPH COULD PERSIST OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............89 77 67 59
RH..............25 43 60 73
20 FT WIND......W 12G20 W 10G16 W 7G11 W 7G10
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 6G12 W 5G10 W 3G4 W 3G4
MIX HGT (FT)....6200 1300 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 W 10 W 7 W 5
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 4-6 MPH, INCREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH WITH
GUSTS 15-20 MPH LATE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6-8 MPH, INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH WITH
GUSTS 20-25 MPH LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............55 61 76 85
RH..............82 76 44 30
20 FT WIND......W 7G11 W 4G6 W 8G12 W 12G20
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 3G4 W 1G2 W 6G10 W 8G15
MIX HGT (FT)....400 900 2900 6800
TRANSPORT WIND..W 3 W 5 W 6 W 12
FORECASTER...FIRMIN
REQUESTED BY...MATT MACKEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620014.1/MFR
.DELDT 08/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KYLE.F.KAUPP@ODF.OREGON.GOV,MATT.A.MACKEY@OREGON.GOV
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