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FNUS76 KMFR 311224
FWSMFR
SPOT FORECAST FOR CASTLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
524 AM PDT MON AUG 31 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OVER THE SPOT LOCATION
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH LIGHT EASTERLY DRAINAGE WINDS. RECOVERIES
WILL BE GOOD WITH A 20% CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THE HEAVIER RAIN WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5
TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 67 86 91
RH..............45 32 19 15
20 FT WIND......E 3G6 SW 1G4 SW 5G7 W 5G8
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 1G2 SW 0G2 SW 2G3 W 2G3
MIX HGT (FT)....400 2300 6600 7300
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 3 S 5 S 10 SW 12
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 2 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST AROUND 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 0 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............84 70 63 57
RH..............27 47 57 69
20 FT WIND......NW 6G8 W 3G6 E 3G5 E 3G5
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 2G3 W 1G2 N 0G2 N 0G2
MIX HGT (FT)....4400 1200 300 400
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 8 NW 8 NW 3 N 0
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY. 30% CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.9 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 2 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 2 TO 4 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 10
TEMP............53 59 70 74
RH..............81 73 56 42
20 FT WIND......NW 1G4 W 1G4 W 3G6 W 4G8
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 0G2 W 0G2 W 1G2 W 2G3
MIX HGT (FT)....400 2400 5000 4900
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 3 SW 6 SW 8 SW 9
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER POWERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620060.8/MFR
.DELDT 08/31/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JENNIFER.POWERS@USDA.GOV
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