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FNUS76 KMFR 200041  
FWSMFR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR MOUNTAIN...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
541 PM PDT THU MAR 19 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 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.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE 0-1 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN SW 1-3  
MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN WNW 2-4 MPH AFTER 1500.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-2 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN SW 2-5 MPH UNTIL  
1500, THEN WNW 3-7 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS TO 17 MPH  
AFTER 1500.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW AROUND 10 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.  
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NW 1-3 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE.  
WIND (20 FT)........NW 3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH UNTIL 1800, THEN  
W 2-5 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDS AND SUN, COOLER.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....W 3-7 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........W 6-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 10-20 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.  
SW WINDS 5-10 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SW WINDS  
10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY, BREEZY, COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. W WINDS 10-15 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.  
   
OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY MARCH 27 THROUGH THURSDAY APRIL 02  
 
FOR OREGON...INCREASED PROBABILITIES FOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES  
AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.  
FOR NRN CALIF...INCREASED PROBABILITIES FOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES  
AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.  
 
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FORECASTER...SPILDE  
REQUESTED BY...JACOB WRIGHT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2606637.0/MFR  
.DELDT 03/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SARAH.LEE2@USDA.GOV,JACOB.WRIGHT2@USDA.GOV  
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