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FNUS76 KMFR 230132  
FWSMFR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MASTERSON LOOP 2 RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
632 PM PDT SUN MAR 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON MARCH 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
MAINLY DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL OVER THE COMING DAYS.  
WEAK DISTURBANCES MOVING TO THE NORTH WILL BRING SOME MID AND HIGH  
LEVEL CLOUDS AT TIMES MON/TUE, BUT NO RAIN. HOWEVER, EXPECT AN  
UPTICK IN AFTERNOON SW BREEZES, ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AS A FRONT OFFSHORE  
MOVES CLOSER. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BE LOWER, BUT NOT QUITE AS DRY AS  
LAST WEEK. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TUE NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. WHILE  
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE (~20%) OF RAIN (IT PROBABLY STAYS DRY), WITH JUST  
COOLER TEMPS WED/THU WITH SLIGHT HIGHER RH. MILDER CONDITIONS RETURN  
FRIDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........A MIX OF SUN AND HIGH CLOUDS.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SSE 0-1 MPH BECOMING S 1-4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........SSE 1-3 MPH BECOMING S 5-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTS TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....S 2-4 MPH EASING TO 0-2 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........S 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE EVENING,  
THEN 2-6 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 5-10 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE CLOUDINESS (MID AND HIGH CLOUDS). BREEZY  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....S 2-5 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........S 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 20-25 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
VARIABLY CLOUDY, COOLER. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID  
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NW 5-10 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO 20 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. N WINDS  
5-10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY, MILDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 70. NE  
WINDS 5 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...SPILDE  
REQUESTED BY...RYAN MUTCHNICK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2606416.0/MFR  
.DELDT 03/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHRISTOPHER.GENTRY@USDA.GOV,RYAN.MUTCHNICK@USDA.GOV,THOMAS.SHICKLE@USDA.GOV,EZEKIEL.JONES@USDA.GOV,PAUL.BUCHTER@USDA.GOV  
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