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FNUS76 KMFR 201444
FWSMFR
SPOT FORECAST FOR MISSING RAFTER...USCG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
644 AM PST FRI FEB 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
PATCHY FOG WILL CLEAR AND LOW CLOUDS WILL LIFT LATER
THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN DRY THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY
AFTERNOON TODAY AND MOST LIKELY UNTIL THIS EVENING. A PATTERN
TRANSITION WILL BE UNDERWAY TODAY WITH INCREASING SNOW LEVELS THAT
WILL TREND HIGHER AS THE WEEKEND PROGRESSES. SOUTHERLY FLOW
INCREASES OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS WILL TREND
STRONGER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY, PEAKING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. ASIDE FROM ANY NORTH/SOUTH ORIENTED AREA OF THE RIVER
VALLEY, THE MORE NARROW PORTIONS OF THE RIVER VALLEY MAY BE
SHELTERED FROM THE STRONGEST WINDS. WET AND WINDY WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH HEAVY
RAIN EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG/LOW CLOUDS
IN THE MORNING; OTHERWISE, A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
100 FT WIND.........S 10 MPH
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........1100-1900 FT INCREASING TO 2200-2600 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CEILING (KFT).......3.5 INCREASING TO 4.5-6.0 LATE IN THE MORNING.
VISIBILITY..........1-3 SM THIS MORNING, INCREASING TO 6+ BY LATE MORNING.
SUNSET..............554 PM PST
TIME (PST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 20 20 40 20 30
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............32 37 38 40 42 41 41 41 40
RH..............73 67 69 68 66 67 71 73 75
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S
SURFACE WND SPD.4 5 5 5 8 8 8 10 12
SURFACE WND GST.7 8 8 8 13 13 13 15 18
100 FT WIND.....
SNOW LVL (KFT)..1.1 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6
CEILING (KFT)...3.5 4.5 5.0 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.0
VISIBILITY (SM). 1 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
THE NIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH.
100 FT WIND.........S 12 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.55 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........2500-3200 FT INCREASING TO 3600-4300 FT
OVERNIGHT.
CEILING (KFT).......5.8 DECREASING TO 3.5 LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN
DECREASING TO 2.7 OVERNIGHT.
VISIBILITY..........10 SM DECREASING TO 5 SM BY LATE EVENING, THEN INCREASING
TO +6 AFTER 3 AM.
SUNRISE.............703 AM PST
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY CDY
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RS RW RW RW RW RW RW RN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 50 80 80 80 70 70 60 60 80 80
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 39 38 38 37 37 37 36 38 38 39 39
RH..............75 77 77 77 78 83 83 82 78 78 78 82
SURFACE WND DIR.S SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE
SURFACE WND SPD.8 6 6 6 11 11 11 13 13 13 9 9
SURFACE WND GST.10 9 9 9 17 17 17 20 20 20 14 14
100 FT WIND.....
SNOW LVL (KFT)..2.6 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.8 3.2 3.6 4.2 4.3 4.3
CEILING (KFT)...5.8 5.8 5.8 4.5 4.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 7 6 5 5 5 5 8 9 10
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS 25-35 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
100 FT WIND.........S 15 MPH
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.55 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........4500-4900 FT.
CEILING (KFT).......4.5 INCREASING TO 5.8 LATE IN THE MORNING.
VISIBILITY..........+6 SM.
SUNSET..............555 PM PST
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 80 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 40 39 40 42 44 45 47 47 47 47 47
RH..............79 79 80 78 74 72 72 71 71 70 69 66
SURFACE WND DIR.SE S S S S S S S S S S S
SURFACE WND SPD.9 13 13 13 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16
SURFACE WND GST.14 18 18 25 27 30 35 35 34 30 32 28
100 FT WIND.....
SNOW LVL (KFT)..4.5 4.5 4.7 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.5
CEILING (KFT)...4.5 4.5 4.5 5.8 5.8
VISIBILITY (SM).9 9 8 8 10
FORECASTER...FIRMIN
REQUESTED BY...CDR JAY KIRCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2602960.3/MFR
.DELDT 02/20/26
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.EMAIL JAY.F.KIRCHER@USCG.MIL
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