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FNUS76 KMFR 040303
FWSMFR
SPOT FORECAST FOR SISKIYOU FIELD WEEK...SISKIYOU RAPPEL CREW (USFS)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
803 PM PDT SUN MAY 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
COMPARED TO SUNDAY, LOW PRESSURE MOVING INLAND ON
MONDAY WILL SHIFT THE REGION OF INSTABILITY WELL EAST OF THE SITE,
WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EXPECTED TO BE LIMITED TO NEAR THE CASCADES, FROM AROUND LAKE OF
THE WOODS SOUTHWARD TO MT. SHASTA. THEN, A LESSER SLIGHT CHANCE
RISK IN EITHER MUCH THE SAME AREA, OR FARTHER TO THE SOUTHEAST ON
TUESDAY. FOR THE SITE, LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE CLOUDS ON MONDAY WITH BREAKS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOW CLOUDS
THICKEN AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT, BUT THEY WILL HAVE MUCH MORE SUCCESS
AT DIMINISHING ON TUESDAY WITH SUNNY SKIES LIKELY BY 10 AM. WARM
AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE
WEEK.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-50 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING,
THEN BECOMING SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH UP TO 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING NORTH
7 TO 10 MPH AFTER 3 PM IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 2 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
3 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTH WINDS BECOMING NORTH
4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 4 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT MCINTYRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612458.0/MFR
.DELDT 05/04/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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