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FNUS76 KMFR 200230
FWSMFR
SPOT FORECAST FOR OPINE 2B/FLANK 5 RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
730 PM PDT THU MAR 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY WEATHER CONTINUES FRIDAY WITH SUN AND SOME HIGH
CLOUDS, THOUGH THERE SHOULD BE AN UPTICK IN HUMIDITY COMPARED TO
RECENT DAYS. A COLD FRONT PRESSES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY
PROBABLY WITH NO PRECIP, BUT A MARKED CHANGE TO COOLER AND SOMEWHAT
HIGHER HUMIDITY. COLD NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT WITH DRY WEATHER AGAIN
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. NEXT CHANCE AT PRECIP WILL BE MID NEXT WEEK, BUT
THAT FRONT LOOKS MOSTLY DRY AS WELL. EXPECT WINDIER CONDITIONS
AGAIN TUE/WED.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WSW 4-9 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WSW 8-14 MPH WITH PEAK
GUSTS TO 26 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 7-12 MPH INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............37 38 40 44 53 62 69 73 76 77 76 74
RH..............56 42 31 27 27 25 23 21 20 18 18 21
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E S S S SW SW SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 4 4 8 11 11 13 12
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 6 6 6 13 19 19 24 22
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E S S S SW SW SW W
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 6
EYE LVL WND GST.2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 7 7 12 12 12 25 25 25 24
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WNW 1-4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WNW 6-11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE
EVENING, THEN 4-8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 10-20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............71 64 59 55 51 49 47 46 45 44 43 43
RH..............27 35 46 55 65 74 80 85 87 89 89 89
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 6
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 13 13 13 6 6 6 7 7 7 8
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.0 6.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 13 13 13 9 9 9 9 9 9 12
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDS AND SUN, COOLER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....W 3-7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........W 6-13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 12-25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 41 42 44 48 51 55 57 59 60 59 57
RH..............89 88 85 79 70 61 51 42 34 29 27 27
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 10 10 10 13 13 14 12
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 11 11 11 16 16 16 19 19 22 18
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 4
EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 13 13 16 16 16 22 22 24 18
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE LOW 60S. NE-N WINDS
5-10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
SW-W WINDS 10-15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SW WINDS 10-20 MPH.
FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...S. CARROLL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605985.3/MFR
.DELDT 03/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SEAN.CARROLL@USDA.GOV,CHRISTOPHER.WITHERSPOON@USDA.GOV,DANIIL.SLEPUKHIN@USDA.GOV,NATALIE.KUNTZ@USDA.GOV,RYAN.RUKLIC@USDA.GOV
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