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FNUS76 KMFR 010217
FWSMFR
SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH BANK UNIT 5 RX...WILDLAND FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
717 PM PDT WED SEP 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A STRONG INVERSION WILL BE IN PLACE OVERNIGHT. THIS
INVERSION WILL START TO MIX AROUND 10 AM (NEAR START OF THIS
PRESCRIBED BURN) WITH IMPROVED MIXING HEIGHTS THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON, BUT OVERALL THESE HEIGHTS ARE NOT VERY HIGH THROUGH
PEAK HEATING. EXPECT THE INVERSION TO START REDEVELOPING AROUND 9
PM WITH ANOTHER STRONG INVERSION IN PLACE OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY
MORNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL PICK UP FROM THE NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON (VERY SIMILAR TO TODAY) WITH SPEEDS DIMINISHING AROUND
9-10 PM THURSDAY EVENING.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON AROUND 8 MPH WITH
GUSTS AROUND 16 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON AROUND 10 MPH WITH
GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 13 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...GUERRERO
REQUESTED BY...JESSICA DUARTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622537.4/MFR
.DELDT 10/01/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ZSPENCER@BLM.GOV,KSCHADE@BLM.GOV,JDUARTE@BLM.GOV
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