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FNUS76 KMFR 210243
FWSMFR
SPOT FORECAST FOR EFS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
643 PM PST TUE JAN 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 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
FROM THE E-SE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN VARIABLE OR DOWNSLOPE AT NIGHT. A
DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTH ON THURSDAY, WHICH COULD BRING A SHIFT TO
N WINDS, BUT SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHTS MAY IMPROVE SLIGHTLY
HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. SLIGHTLY COOLER HIGHS/LOWS ARE EXPECTED AS
WELL, BUT PRECIP CHANCES REMAIN LOW THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDS.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....E 1-4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........E 2-5 MPH BECOMING SE 3-7 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SSE 5-10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (HIGH CLOUDS).
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SE 1-2 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
WIND (20 FT)........SE 1-3 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....S 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (STILL SOME HIGH CLOUDS), THEN
BECOMING SUNNY.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE BECOMING N 1-3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE BECOMING N 2-6 MPH. PEAK GUSTS TO
11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SWITCHING TO N 5-10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...EZEKIEL JONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600246.1/MFR
.DELDT 01/21/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CHRISTOPHER.GENTRY@USDA.GOV,PAUL.BUCHTER@USDA.GOV,EZEKIEL.JONES@USDA.GOV
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