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FNUS76 KMFR 231616  
FWSMFR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DEVILS KNOB REPAIR...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
916 AM PDT WED OCT 23 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 25.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
WE ARE HEADED INTO A PATTERN CHANGE THIS WEEKEND. DRY,  
MILD WEATHER FRIDAY WILL GIVE WAY TO MULTIPLE WEATHER SYSTEMS THIS  
WEEKEND. THE FIRST WILL ARRIVE ALONG THE COAST AS EARLY AS FRIDAY  
NIGHT. BUT, IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR THAT ONE TO MOVE ONSHORE. AS  
SUCH RAIN CHANCES INCREASE, BUT PROBABLY NOT REALLY IN EARNEST UNTIL  
SATURDAY NIGHT AS A STRONGER FRONT OFFSHORE PUSHES INLAND. WE DO  
EXPECT WIDESPREAD MEANINGFUL RAIN WITH THAT ONE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO  
SUNDAY. THE RAIN COULD BE BRIEFLY HEAVY TOO. THERE SHOULD BE A BREAK  
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT PUSHES EAST, BUT PERIODS OF RAIN CONTINUE  
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS ANOTHER DISTURBANCE PUSHES THROUGH. TOTAL  
RAINFALL WILL BE GREATER THAN AN INCH (>90% CHANCE) WITH ABOUT A 30%  
CHANCE OF 2 INCHES. BY TUESDAY, ISOLATED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS COULD  
LINGER, BUT OVERALL, IT SHOULD MOSTLY DRY OUT. SNOW LEVELS COULD DROP  
BRIEFLY TO NEAR THE BURN ELEVATION, MONDAY MORNING OR TUESDAY  
MORNING.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 2 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10-15 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20% CHANCE OF  
RAIN TOWARD MORNING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 3 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
CWR.................4 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE CLOUDINESS. A 30% CHANCE OF RAIN.  
RAIN CHANCES REMAIN HIGHEST WEST OF THE BURN  
AREA, BUT INCREASE TO 90% AT NIGHT.  
RAIN AMOUNT.........0.25-0.40 OF AN INCH (MOSTLY AT NIGHT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 2 MPH IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.  
CWR.................25 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
SUNDAY
 
 
RAIN. CHANCE NEAR 100%. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
LIGHT WINDS. RAIN AMOUNT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT: 0.50-0.75 OF  
AN INCH.   
MONDAY
 
 
RAIN. CHANCE NEAR 100%. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
LIGHT WINDS. RAIN AMOUNT MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT: 0.25-0.50 OF  
AN INCH.   
TUESDAY
 
 
40% CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 40.  
LIGHT WINDS. RAIN AMOUNT: LESS THAN 0.10 OF AN INCH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...SPILDE  
REQUESTED BY...MARISSA DUARTE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2424717.0/MFR  
.DELDT 10/23/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MARISSA.DUARTE@USDA.GOV,CALIB.BALDWIN@USDA.GOV  
 
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