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FNUS76 KMFR 262309
FWSMFR
SPOT FORECAST FOR 2026-CALMU-005311...CALFIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
409 PM PDT WED AUG 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 PDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY
DISCUSSION
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN
THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH BREEZY AFTERNOON WINDS, VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL MOVE
HIGHER THURSDAY NIGHT (STILL ONLY MODERATE THOUGH) WITH DEEPER
WESTERLY FLOW. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR EVEN AN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM AROUND MODOC COUNTY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GOOD
RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY TRENDS DRIER NEXT WEEK WITH THE TYPICAL AFTERNOON
BREEZES.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (HIGH CLOUDS) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SE 1-4 MPH BECOMING SSW AND INCREASING TO 3-7
MPH BY 1100, THEN SW 6-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS 15-20 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SE 2-6 MPH BECOMING SSW AND INCREASING TO 5-11
MPH BY 1100, THEN SW 12-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON,
PEAK GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....S 6-15 MPH INCREASING TO SW 18-29 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
TEMP............55 72 82 84
RH..............37 20 12 11
20 FT WIND......S 2G5 S 6G10 SW 11G17 SW 17G26
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 1G2 S 2G4 SW 4G6 SW 6G10
MIX HGT (FT)....500 3200 8100 10000
TRANSPORT WIND..S 6 S 12 SW 23 SW 28
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SW AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE
EVENING, SHIFTING TO THE SSE 0-2 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SW 11-16 MPH (PEAK GUSTS TO 28 MPH IN THE EARLY
EVENING), EASING TO 5-10 MPH BY 2300, THEN
BECOMING SSE 2-5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 15-20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE S 5-7 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
TEMP............83 70 62 58
RH..............13 19 33 40
20 FT WIND......SW 16G24 SW 7G11 S 4G6 SE 3G6
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 6G9 SW 3G4 S 1G2 SE 1G2
MIX HGT (FT)....9200 600 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 23 W 13 SW 9 S 7
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
(20%) OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SE 2-3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SW 5-8 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SE 5-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SW 11-16 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 27 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....S 8-17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SW 15-25 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 1
TEMP............54 63 76 78
RH..............51 45 27 23
20 FT WIND......SE 5G7 S 6G10 S 13G19 SW 14G21
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 2G3 S 2G4 S 5G7 SW 5G8
MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 5400 8600
TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 S 8 SW 17 SW 21
FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...RDS 1
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620637.0/MFR
.DELDT 08/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NEFTE.LOPEZ@FIRE.CA.GOV
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