868  
FNUS76 KMFR 070341  
FWSMFR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ANTELOP FIRE RESTORATION SITE PREP...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
741 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 07.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
DISCUSSION...A FRONT ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON/NIGHT WITH GUSTY WINDS  
AND ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION. SNOW LEVELS REMAIN 3000 TO 4000 FEET,  
BUT EVENTUALLY LOWER TO 1500 TO 2500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO  
THURSDAY. THE SPOT LOCATION MAY SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL,  
WITH MOST FALLING ON WEDNESDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS  
FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND, WITH STRONG INVERSIONS AND GENERAL  
EAST FLOW DEVELOPING.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SNOW SHOWERS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 44 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........61 TO 64 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH AT 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING WEST AT  
7 TO 10 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO  
18 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AT 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST AT  
13 TO 16 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO  
30 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AT 13 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST AT  
27 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING, WHICH CHANCES DECREASING INTO  
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20 TO 22 DEGREES.  
MAX HUMIDITY........92 TO 95 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST AT 4 TO 6 MPH WITH EVENING GUSTS UP TO  
12 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 2 TO 4 MPH  
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST AT 7 TO 10 MPH WITH EVENING GUSTS UP TO  
25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 3 TO 6 MPH  
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AT 17 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AT  
14 TO 16 MPH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.  
CWR.................70 PERCENT IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
0 PERCENT EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34 TO 38 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........58 TO 61 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH AT 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING EAST AT  
1 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH AT 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING EAST AT  
2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTH AT  
16 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
   
OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY JANUARY 14 THROUGH TUESDAY JANUARY 20
 
 
FOR OREGON...INCREASED PROBABILITIES FOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES  
AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION.  
FOR NRN CALIF...INCREASED PROBABILITIES FOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES  
AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION.  
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FORECASTER...DALDRUP  
REQUESTED BY...JACOB WRIGHT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528450.0/MFR  
.DELDT 01/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JACOB.WRIGHT2@USDA.GOV,STACIE.CICAIROS@USDA.GOV  
 
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