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FNUS76 KMFR 272256
FWSMFR
SPOT FORECAST FOR LARGE FIRE CLEANUP PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
256 PM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
AN INVERSION WILL START TO MIX OUT AROUND THE START
TIME OF THIS PRESCRIBED BURN WITH HEIGHTS GENERALLY AROUND 2500
FEET THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. A FRONT WILL ENTER
THE REGION TODAY, AND PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE
TODAY/TONIGHT BRINGING LIGHT RAIN/SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. NOT
EXPECTING ANY PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY FOR THE PRESCRIBED BURN WITH
GENERALLY LIGHT WIND SPEEDS.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 2 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...GUERRERO
REQUESTED BY...JOEL JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601129.0/MFR
.DELDT 01/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JOEL.JOHNSON@USDA.GOV
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