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FNUS76 KMFR 020351
FWSMFR
SPOT FORECAST FOR CROOKEDMUDHONEY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
851 PM PDT THU OCT 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A STRONG INVERSION WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING, BUT
MIXING SHOULD START AROUND 11 AM WITH FURTHER MIXING THROUGH PEAK
HEATING RESULTING IN VERY GOOD MIXING HEIGHTS. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE
PREDOMINANTLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, BUT BY
LATE AFTERNOON (~5PM) THERE COULD BE MORE OF A WEST/NORTHWEST
COMPONENT THROUGH SUNSET. THE INVERSION WILL ALSO LIKELY START TO
REDEVELOP AROUND SUNSET WITH ANOTHER STRONG INVERSION LIMITING
MIXING FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 2 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...GUERRERO
REQUESTED BY...JOSE J. CASTILLO JR.
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622609.4/MFR
.DELDT 10/02/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JOSE.CASTILLO@USDA.GOV,RUSSEL.GRIFFITH@USDA.GOV
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