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FNUS76 KMFR 210220
FWSMFR
SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
620 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 WILL BRING DRY WEATHER ON WEDNESDAY BUT
WITH CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDS. OVERALL, LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH
SIMILAR CONDITIONS COMPARED TO THE LAST FEW DAYS, MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN
SW IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN DOWNSLOPE AT NIGHT. A DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE
SOUTH ON THURSDAY, WHICH COULD BRING A SLIGHT UPTICK IN N WINDS, BUT
ALSO BETTER VERTICAL MIXING WITH NORTH WINDS BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
COOLER DAYTIME TEMPS ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH COLD OVERNIGHT LOWS. EVEN
SO, PRECIPITATION CHANCES REMAIN LOW THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-1 MPH BECOMING SW 1-2 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING SW 2-6 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 5-10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (HIGH CLOUDS).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING SE OR DOWNSLOPE 0-1 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 0-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NE 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (STILL SOME HIGH CLOUDS), THEN
BECOMING SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-1 MPH BECOMING N 1-3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-3 MPH BECOMING N 3-6 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....N 5-10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...JOSE J. CASTILLO JR.
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600291.1/MFR
.DELDT 01/21/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SCOTT.HAVEL@USDA.GOV,JOSE.CASTILLO@USDA.GOV
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