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FNUS76 KMFR 062307
FWSMFR
SPOT FORECAST FOR KANAKA 5 RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
407 PM PDT WED MAY 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 PDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HUMIDITY SHOULD CONTINUE TO LOWER THURSDAY COMPARED TO
RECENT DAYS WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE
ON THE RISE ALONG WITH A SLIGHT UPTICK IN AN AFTERNOON N BREEZE.
A DRY TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH FRIDAY PUSHING TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY LOWER,
AND RH SLIGHTLY HIGHER, BUT NORTH BREEZES AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT
SLIGHTLY LOWER WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON, BUT PM TEMPS WILL REBOUND
HIGHER AND RHS LOWER. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF NEXT
WEEK WITH VARYING RH AND AFTERNOON BREEZES.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....N 1-2 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 4 MPH THIS EVENING,
BECOMING CALM OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........N 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH THIS EVENING,
BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY OR CALM 0-1 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....N 5 MPH BECOMING CALM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM BECOMING UPSLOPE 0-1 MPH, THEN N 1-2 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING UPSLOPE 0-2 MPH,
THEN N 2-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 5-10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....N UP TO 3 MPH IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING
BECOMING CALM OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........N 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING,
BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY OR CALM 0-1 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....N 5 MPH BECOMING CALM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM BECOMING UPSLOPE 0-1 MPH, THEN N 1-2 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING UPSLOPE 0-2 MPH,
THEN N 2-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....N 5-10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...JEREMIAH JACKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612994.0/MFR
.DELDT 05/06/26
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.EMAIL JEREMIAH.JACKS@USDA.GOV,MICHAEL.INGMAN@USDA.GOV,EDWARD.HARDESTY@USDA.GOV,JULIANNE.UPTON@USDA.GOV
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