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FNUS76 KMFR 210040
FWSMFR
SPOT FORECAST FOR EFS HAND PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
440 PM PST FRI DEC 20 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1656 PST ON DECEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
UNIMPACTFUL CONDITIONS CONTINUE ON FRIDAY NIGHT AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT ARRIVING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD RAIN
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED AFTER 4 AM. SNOW LEVELS OF 5500 FEET OR GREATER
WILL PREVENT SNOWFALL IN THE SPOT AREA. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING,
THEN CALMING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS START TO DECREASE
ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL.
BEYOND THE SPOT FORECAST, AN ACTIVE PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH THE
WEEK. RAIN SHOWERS AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS MAY RETURN TO
THE FORECAST. SNOW SHOWERS LOOK UNLIKELY AS OF THIS FORECAST.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56 TO 58 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 TO 36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 11 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 22 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY INCREASING TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 4 AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36 TO 38 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 TO 88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 24 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 22 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 30 TO 33 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY,
DECREASING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 43 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 TO 70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH AT 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH
BECOMING SOUTH AT 6 TO 8 MPH WITH AFTERNOON
GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AT 18 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 MPH
BECOMING SOUTH AT 10 TO 12 MPH WITH AFTERNOON
GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 22 MPH.
CWR.................99 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
FORECASTER...DALDRUP
REQUESTED BY...DAN BEALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2428630.3/MFR
.DELDT 12/20/24
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DANIEL.BEALL@USDA.GOV
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