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FNUS76 KMFR 190251  
FWSMFR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PENINSULA PILES...USWFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
651 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 19.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW  
THURSDAY MORNING THAT IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE EARLY  
AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE THURSDAY WITH A RETURN TO  
DRY CONDITIONS FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, THOUGH SOUTH WINDS BECOME  
GUSTY ON SATURDAY. WET AND WINDY WEATHER WILL RETURN SUNDAY, BUT  
WITH MUCH HIGHER SNOW LEVELS OF AROUND 4000 TO 5000 FEET.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SNOW LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.  
1-2 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.  
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING,  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO  
15 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING,  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO  
20 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.  
CWR.................45 PERCENT.  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 15.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
2 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
5 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH.  
CWR.................7 PERCENT.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.  
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 2 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
 
RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
 
RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.    
WEDNESDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY AND CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.  
   
OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY FEBRUARY 26 THROUGH WEDNESDAY MARCH 04
 
 
FOR OREGON...INCREASED PROBABILITIES FOR NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES  
AND ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION.  
FOR NRN CALIF...INCREASED PROBABILITIES FOR NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES  
AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.  
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FORECASTER...FIRMIN  
REQUESTED BY...MERRILL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2603132.0/MFR  
.DELDT 02/19/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOSEPH_SPIVEY@FWS.GOV  
 
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