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FNUS76 KMFR 200040
FWSMFR
SPOT FORECAST FOR PADDOCK BUTTE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
540 PM PDT THU MAR 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING ONE MORE DAY OF WARM WEATHER
FRIDAY, BUT AN INCREASE IN DEWPOINT SHOULD BRING SLIGHTLY HIGHER
HUMIDITY THAN RECENT DAYS. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THIS SHOULD BRING COOLER TEMPS AND HIGHER RH
SATURDAY, WITH SOME WESTERLY BREEZES. DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL
AGAIN SUNDAY-TUESDAY, BUT WITH ABOVE NORMAL DAYTIME TEMPS AND
FAIRLY TYPICAL RH. THE NEXT COLD FRONT (PROBABLY ANOTHER DRY ONE)
SHOULD MOVE THROUGH TUE NIGHT/WED.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE 0-2 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN SW 1-4
MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN WNW 2-5 MPH AFTER 1500.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-2 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN SW 2-5 MPH UNTIL
1500, THEN WNW 5-9 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS TO 18 MPH
AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW AROUND 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NW 1-3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NW 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH UNTIL 1800, THEN
EASING TO 2-5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 10 MPH EASING TO 5-10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDS AND SUN, COOLER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NW-W 4-7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NW-W 7-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW-W 10-20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS 60-65. VARIABLE WINDS
5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS 60-65. SW WINDS 5-10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
S-SW WINDS 10 MPH.
FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...JOHN BRODBECK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606322.1/MFR
.DELDT 03/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JOHN.BRODBECK@USDA.GOV,JASON.W.PETTIGREW@ODF.OREGON.GOV
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