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FNUS76 KMFR 280302
FWSMFR
SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD HAND PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
702 PM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0936 PST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
ACTIVE BUT UNIMPACTFUL WEATHER IS EXPECTED DURING THE
SPOT PERIOD. AFTER TUESDAY NIGHT'S FRONT, A SECOND FRONT ARRIVES
TO SOUTHERN OREGON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, BUT MOST OF ITS ACTIVITY STAYS
WEST OF THE CASCADES. ONLY SLIGHT SHOWER CHANCES ARE IN THE
FORECAST TO THE EAST INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. STABLE CONDITIONS
AND ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36 TO 39 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 TO 66 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST AT 2 TO 3 MPH WITH MORNING GUSTS UP TO
6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST AT 8 TO 10 MPH WITH MORNING GUSTS UP TO
15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 7 TO 10 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AT 11 TO 13 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
CHANCE (10-20%) OF SNOW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24 TO 26 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 TO 85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AT 2 TO 5 MPH INTO EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 14
MPH THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT 7 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE (10-20%) OF
RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42 TO 45 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 TO 60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AT 2 TO 5 MPH INTO THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AT 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
13 MPH INTO THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AT 12 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...DALDRUP
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAVEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600958.2/MFR
.DELDT 01/28/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SCOTT.HAVEL@USDA.GOV,LEX.ROMINE@USDA.GOV
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