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FNUS76 KMFR 202246  
FWSMFR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROUND VALLEY JUNIPER MACHINE PILES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
246 PM PST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PST ON JANUARY 21.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE  
OVERALL PATTERN WITH DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUING WELL INTO NEXT  
WEEK. EXPECT GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS WITH UNSEASONABLY LOW  
HUMIDITIES AND POOR TO MODERATE RECOVERIES FOR THE MID SLOPES AND  
RIDGES. A SUBTLE PATTERN CHANGE IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO  
THURSDAY WHICH COULD PROVIDE FOR SLIGHTLY BETTER MIXING, BUT  
WHOLESALE CHANGES TO THE WEATHER PATTERN AREN'T LIKELY UNTIL THE  
LATTER HALF OF NEXT WEEK.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH, BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.  
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 6 THROUGH 7  
   
MONDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.    
TUESDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
   
OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY JANUARY 28 THROUGH TUESDAY FEBRUARY 03  
 
FOR OREGON...INCREASED PROBABILITIES FOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES  
AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.  
FOR NRN CALIF...INCREASED PROBABILITIES FOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES  
AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.  
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FORECASTER...FIRMIN  
REQUESTED BY...SARAH LEE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600699.0/MFR  
.DELDT 01/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SARAH.LEE2@USDA.GOV  
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