581  
FNUS76 KMFR 202019  
FWSMFR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NESIKA PRESCRIBED BURN...NORTHWEST AMERICAN INDIAN COALITION/COOS FOREST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
119 PM PDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0000 PDT ON OCTOBER 21.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH SOME LIGHTER NORTHERLY  
FLOW OFF THE OCEAN. CONFIDENCE IN THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY FORECAST  
IS LOW GIVEN THE PROXIMITY TO THE OCEAN, ALTHOUGH RHS SHOULD LEAN  
TOWARDS THE HIGHER END OF THE RANGES. NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO  
INCREASE BY THURSDAY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS A THERMAL  
TROUGH BUILDS ALONG THE COAST AND PERSISTS INTO FRIDAY.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTH WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............52 53 52 52 52 52  
RH..............92 89 88 87 89 88  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 4 4 4  
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.2 2 2 2 2 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 6 6 6 5  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62.  
MIN HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTH WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............52 51 52 53 55 55 54 55 56 56 58 57  
RH..............88 86 85 82 82 86 90 92 91 89 88 88  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 2 2 4 6 6 6 6 6  
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0  
EYE LVL WND GST.2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NW NW NW N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 10 10 10 9  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52.  
MAX HUMIDITY........99-92 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 3 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 9 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC MC MC MC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............56 55 54 53 53 52 51 52 51 50 49 49  
RH..............91 93 93 94 93 95 98 96 97 98 99 99  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 10 10 10 11  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W N N N N N N N N N N  
EYE LVL WND SPD.0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3  
EYE LVL WND GST.2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 9  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........75-95 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 31 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 25 TO 30 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC PC PC PC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............50 50 50 50 50 50 51 52 55 55 55 55  
RH..............100 100 99 99 90 85 83 82 85 93 92 91  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 14 14 14 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 12 12 12 17 17 17 23 28 30 30  
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N NW NW NW N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 14 14 14 15  
 

 
FORECASTER...SMITH  
REQUESTED BY...TERESA BIRD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2623974.1/MFR  
.DELDT 10/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TERESA@NWAIC.ORG  
 
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