885  
FNUS76 KMFR 091643  
FWSMFR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SUGARLOAF FIRE...FS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
943 AM PDT WED JUL 9 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 PDT ON JULY 09.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
SEASONABLE WARMTH AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND  
ON THURSDAY, WITH DRY CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY AND MODERATE  
TO LOW OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. STABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE  
EXPECTED BEYOND THE SPOT PERIOD. TEMPERATURES INCREASE THROUGH THE  
END OF THIS WEEK AND STAY ABOUT 5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL INTO  
NEXT WEEK. OVERNIGHT WINDS LOOK TO BE EASTERLY, BECOMING NORTHERLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING  
HOURS.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 72 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........34 TO 38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST AT 7 TO 10 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS  
UP TO 16 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AT 8 TO 12 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST AT 2 TO 5 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS  
UP TO 10 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............65 66 67 68 72 71  
RH..............54 48 46 42 37 34  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 8 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 11 12 14 16  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 3 3 4 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 4 6 8 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 3.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 10 10 10 12  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 56 DEGREES.  
MAX HUMIDITY........74 TO 78 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH NORTHWEST AT 8 TO 10 MPH WITH EVENING  
GUSTS UP TO14 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AT  
2 TO 4 MPH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 12 MPH BECOMING  
NORTHEAST AT 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY THURSDAY  
MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH NORTHWEST AT 3 TO 5 MPH WITH EVENING  
GUSTS UP TO8 MPH BECOMING NORTH AT  
1 TO 3 MPH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............67 66 62 59 58 56 56 55 54 53 53 53  
RH..............47 51 55 61 64 66 67 69 71 73 71 73  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 6 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 8 6  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW N N N N N N N N N N  
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.2 4.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 10 10 10 8 8 8 7 7 7 7  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 72 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46 TO 50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST AT 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH AT  
8 TO 10 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO  
18 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AT  
12 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST AT 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTH AT  
2 TO 4 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO  
8 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............53 54 55 57 59 60 62 64 66 68 70 72  
RH..............72 69 70 67 64 61 59 57 55 53 50 47  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 14 16  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N  
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 9 9 9 10 10 10 13 13 13 15  
 
 
FORECASTER...DALDRUP  
REQUESTED BY...ORRVC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2517667.0/MFR  
.DELDT 07/09/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ORRVC@FIRENET.GOV  
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