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FNUS76 KMFR 300029
FWSMFR
SPOT FORECAST FOR CASTLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
529 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
RATHER QUIET CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY, WITH
WARMING, BUT STILL GENERALLY QUIET CONDITIONS ON MONDAY. WINDS
WILL BE PRIMARILY TERRAIN DRIVEN, BUT WILL SEE SOME BROADER WESTERLY
INFLUENCE MONDAY AS A TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT APPROACH THE
REGION. COOLER TEMPERATURE, HIGHER HUMIDITIES, AND BREEZY WINDS
ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK, WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT
RAIN POSSIBLE.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85 VALLEYS, AROUND 75 RIDGES.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/VALLEY 1-2 MPH IN THE MORNING,
BECOMING UPSLOPE IN THE VALLEYS AND NORTHWEST
ON THE RIDGES 2-3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/VALLEY 2-3 MPH IN THE MORNING,
BECOMING UPSLOPE IN THE VALLEYS AND NORTHWEST
ON THE RIDGES 5-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR 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............45 56 76 84
RH..............75 44 24 18
20 FT WIND......NE 2G5 W 1G4 NW 4G6 NW 4G6
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 1G2 W 0G2 NW 1G2 NW 1G2
MIX HGT (FT)....400 2000 4400 5100
TRANSPORT WIND..E 3 NE 3 NW 5 NW 6
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/VALLEY 1-2 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/VALLEY 2-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
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............80 67 60 55
RH..............25 39 44 47
20 FT WIND......NW 4G6 NE 3G6 NE 1G4 E 2G5
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 1G2 NE 1G2 NE 0G2 E 1G2
MIX HGT (FT)....4900 500 200 200
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7 N 7 NE 5 SE 3
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89 VALLEYS, AROUND 79 RIDGES.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/VALLEY 1-2 MPH IN THE MORNING,
BECOMING UPSLOPE IN THE VALLEYS AND WEST
ON THE RIDGES 2-4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/VALLEY 2-3 MPH IN THE MORNING,
BECOMING UPSLOPE IN THE VALLEYS AND WEST
ON THE RIDGES 6-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 9 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............53 62 83 89
RH..............48 39 23 19
20 FT WIND......E 2G5 E 2G5 SW 4G6 W 6G8
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 1G2 E 1G2 SW 1G2 W 2G3
MIX HGT (FT)....400 2400 7000 7100
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 3 S 5 S 8 SW 12
FORECASTER...NIEUWENHUIS
REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER POWERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620060.7/MFR
.DELDT 08/30/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JENNIFER.POWERS@USDA.GOV
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