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FNUS76 KMFR 181827  
FWSMFR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH 2...FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
1127 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1930 PDT ON APRIL 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
LIMITED MIXING EXPECTING AT THE START OF THE PRESCRIBED BURN  
TONIGHT WITH A STRONG INVERSION DEVELOPING SHORTLY THEREAFTER.  
THESE LIMITED MIXING HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY  
MORNING. GENERALLY EXPECTING LIGHT WIND SPEEDS TONIGHT AND  
MAINTAINING OVERNIGHT. INCREASING CLOUD COVER EXPECTED TO START  
OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OFFSHORE.  
OTHERWISE, EXPECTING ANOTHER WARM, ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURE  
AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY WIND SPEEDS.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.  
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 2 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 3 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...GUERRERO  
REQUESTED BY...WAYCE SALUSKIN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2610128.3/MFR  
.DELDT 04/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL WAYCE.SALUSKIN@USDA.GOV541  
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