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FNUS76 KMFR 280437  
FWSMFR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MASTERSON LOOP 2 RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
937 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON MARCH 28.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
A STRONG INVERSION WILL BE IN PLACE TONIGHT BUT  
MIXING SHOULD START AROUND 9AM-10AM WITH DEEP MIXING IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WILL SPEEDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING  
WITH BREEZY WINDS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH  
WILL BE COMMON THROUGH DAYTIME PEAK HEATING. SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED  
TO DECREASE BY SUNSET. THE COMBINATION OF BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RH  
WILL POSE AT LEAST AN ELEVATED RISK FOR FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 10 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
MAX HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 2 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
   
OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY APRIL 04 THROUGH FRIDAY APRIL 10  
 
FOR OREGON...INCREASED PROBABILITIES FOR NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES  
AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION.  
FOR NRN CALIF...INCREASED PROBABILITIES FOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES  
AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION.  
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FORECASTER...GUERRERO  
REQUESTED BY...RYAN MUTCHNICK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2606416.5/MFR  
.DELDT 03/28/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL EZEKIEL.JONES@USDA.GOV,CHRISTOPHER.GENTRY@USDA.GOV,THOMAS.SHICKLE@USDA.GOV,PAUL.BUCHTER@USDA.GOV,RYAN.MUTCHNICK@USDA.GOV  
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