872  
FNUS76 KMFR 062306  
FWSMFR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LAVA...FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
406 PM PDT MON APR 6 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON APRIL 07.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
WEAK RIDGING WILL MOVE IN ON TUESDAY WITH DRY, MILD WEATHER  
CONTINUING, BUT AFTERNOON RH SHOULD TREND UP ABOUT 5% COMPARED TO MONDAY,  
DESPITE SW BREEZES. LOW PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL CAUSE INCREASING CLOUDS  
WEDNESDAY WITH INCREASING SHOWER CHANCES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, BUT CHANCES  
INCREASING FURTHER AND BECOMING LIKELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT-SATURDAY. WHILE RAIN  
AMOUNTS WITH THE UPCOMING COOLER PERIOD ARE FAIRLY UNCERTAIN, THERE IS AT  
LEAST A GOOD CHANCE OF WETTING RAINFALL LATE THIS WEEK INTO THIS WEEKEND.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SW 2-6 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SW 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....W 2-4 MPH BECOMING SW 1-2 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........W 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH EASING TO  
2-5 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. A 15% CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON, INCREASING TO  
A 40% CHANCE IN THE EVENING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SW 1-2 MPH INCREASING TO 2-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........SW 3-6 MPH INCREASING TO 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
THURSDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY (60%) AND A CHANCE (25%) OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SSW WINDS 2-5 MPH  
INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
 
SHOWERS LIKELY (60%) AND A SLIGHT CHANCE (15%) OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. LIGHT WINDS. VARIABLE BECOMING SW 5-8  
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
 
SHOWERS LIKELY (60%). LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...SPILDE  
REQUESTED BY...CHADRIC HOLSTER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608754.1/MFR  
.DELDT 04/06/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHADRIC.HOLSTER@USDA.GOV,CHRISTOPHER.CROWL@USDA.GOV,THOMAS.MONTGOMERY2@USDA.GOV,JEFFREY.GOUVEIA@USDA.GOV  
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