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FNUS76 KMFR 051345
FWSMFR
SPOT FORECAST FOR SUGARLOAF...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
645 AM PDT FRI SEP 5 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS...
DISCUSSION
THE PRIMARY FIRE WEATHER CONCERN THROUGH SATURDAY
WILL BE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOONS AND
EVENINGS. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MAY CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
WILL TREND COOLER STARTING TODAY, WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK. ADDITIONALLY, CHANCES ARE INCREASING FOR
A WETTING RAINFALL EARLY TO MID- NEXT WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 6-8 MPH THIS MORNING, BECOMING NORTHWEST
TO 8-10 WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 8-10 MPH IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING, WEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 8-10 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
CWR.................23 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...FIRMIN
REQUESTED BY...ADAM ARMIJO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2521380.0/MFR
.DELDT 09/05/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ADAM.ARMIJO@USDA.GOV
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