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FNUS76 KMFR 181441  
FWSMFR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR OATMAN HANDPILES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
641 AM PST TUE NOV 18 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1139 PST ON NOVEMBER 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
A STRONG INVERSION SHOULD START TO MIX OUT AROUND  
10-11 AM THIS MORNING. GENERALLY EXPECTING LIGHT AND VARIABLE  
WINDS TODAY UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON WHEN WINDS BECOME DOMINANT  
FROM THE NORTHEAST, BUT EVEN AT THIS TIME WIND SPEEDS WILL  
GENERALLY STILL BE LIGHT. NOT EXPECTING PRECIPITATION TODAY BUT  
THERE WILL BE INCREASING CLOUD COVER THROUGHOUT THE DAY.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.  
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 2 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 2 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
 
 
FORECASTER...GUERRERO  
REQUESTED BY...JOEL JOHNSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2526047.1/MFR  
.DELDT 11/18/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOEL.JOHNSON@USDA.GOV  
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