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FNUS76 KMFR 200222
FWSMFR
SPOT FORECAST FOR DEGARMO CANYON...OR-SHR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
722 PM PDT FRI JUN 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 PDT ON JUNE 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT SATURDAY
DISCUSSION
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
WITH ISOLATED NOCTURNAL THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. EXPECT A BREAK
IN SHOWER AND THUNDER ACTIVITY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE AREA AGAIN SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WARMING AND DRYING TREND BEGINS SUNDAY
AND PERSISTS THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK, WITH POOR RECOVERIES
ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WITH THIS INCIDENT
WILL BE PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT TO FORECAST DUE TO THE STEEP
SLOPES AND COMPLEX TERRAIN. BE PREPARED FOR UNEXPECTED WIND
SHIFTS. ALSO, TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITIES WILL VARY GREATLY
OVER SHORT DISTANCES DUE TO STEEP SLOPES, WITH 10 TO 15 DEGREE
VARIANCES BETWEEN THE CANYON FLOOR AND RIDGELINE, AND UP TO 10
PERCENT DIFFERENCES IN HUMIDITY (DRIER DAYTIME VALLEYS, AND
DRIER NIGHTIME RIDGES). CALL IF UPDATES ARE NEEDED. 541-776-4332
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....GENERALLY WEST, UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 5-7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........GENERALLY WEST, UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 9-12 MPH.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....GENERALLY WEST, UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 4-6 MPH IN THE
MORNING, BECOMING WEST 6-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........GENERALLY WEST, UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 8-10 MPH IN THE
MORNING, BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...NIEUWENHUIS
REQUESTED BY...ZACHARY HUTCHINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2615852.0/MFR
.DELDT 06/19/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ORLFC@FIRENET.GOV
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