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FNUS76 KMFR 172157
FWSMFR
SPOT FORECAST FOR MISSING RAFTER...USCG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
157 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 PST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN 10 DEGREES COOLER THAN NORMAL
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR AS COOL MOIST AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. SNOW
SHOWERS WILL BE ONE OF THE MAIN WEATHER HAZARDS HERE AS THEY WILL
CREATE LOWER VISIBILITY AND LOWER CEILINGS THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD. FOG IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY, ALTHOUGH VISIBILITIES COULD VARY
FROM 0.5 TO 3.0 MILES AS LONG AS THESE SNOW SHOWERS ARE AROUND.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......65-80 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
100 FT WIND.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.06 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....TRACE.
SNOW LEVEL..........1300-1400 FT.
CEILING (KFT).......CLOUD CEILINGS BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET.
VISIBILITY..........2 TO 5SM THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
SUNSET..............551 PM
TIME (PST) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC CDY
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY DEF LKY
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 70 80 70
CHC OF THDR (%).20 20 20 20
TEMP............37 37 35 35
RH..............79 79 82 84
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.8 8 6 6
SURFACE WND GST.12 12 9 9
100 FT WIND.....
SNOW LVL (KFT)..1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3
CEILING (KFT)...3.0 3.0 2.5 2.5
VISIBILITY (SM).2 2 2 2
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-99 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
100 FT WIND.........SOUTH WEST TO WEST AT 3 TO 5 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.22 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....3.0 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........800-1100 FT.
CEILING (KFT).......500 FEET VARYING TO 2000 FEET WITH THE SNOW SHOWERS.
VISIBILITY..........FOG WITH VISIBILITIES VARYING FROM 3SM TO 0.5SM
SUNRISE.............708 AM
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC CDY MC MC CDY CDY
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY CHC LKY LKY CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 70 40 50 50 50 70 50 60 70 40
CHC OF THDR (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............34 32 31 31 31 30 30 29 29 29 27 28
RH..............81 81 84 86 84 92 89 84 84 82 79 90
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3
SURFACE WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6
SNOW LVL (KFT)..1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
CEILING (KFT)...2.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
VISIBILITY (SM).2.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY
IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-39.
MIN HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1 TO 2 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON INCREASING TO
6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
100 FT WIND.........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON HOURS.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.42 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....1.2 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........800-1300 FT INCREASING TO 1800-1900 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CEILING (KFT).......500 FT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2000 FEET
IN THE LATER AFTERNOON WITH
VISIBILITY..........0.5 INCREASING TO 5 MILES IN THE AFTERNOON
SUNSET..............5:52PM
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN RS RS RS SN SN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 40 60 30 30 40 50 50 90 100 100
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10
TEMP............27 28 29 32 35 37 37 37 37 37 36 36
RH..............90 84 85 81 77 78 81 84 86 87 87 87
SURFACE WND DIR.SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
SURFACE WND SPD.3 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8
SURFACE WND GST.6 7 7 7 9 9 9 10 10 10 12 12
100 FT WIND.....
SNOW LVL (KFT)..0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9
CEILING (KFT)...0.5 0.5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
VISIBILITY (SM).0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 2 3 5 5 5
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...CDR JAY KIRCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2602960.0/MFR
.DELDT 02/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JAY.F.KIRCHER@USCG.MIL
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