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FNUS76 KMFR 210007  
FWSMFR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE UNIT VACA HANDPILES...ODF LAKE UNIT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
507 PM PDT MON OCT 20 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON OCTOBER 21.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY WEATHER WITH A STEEP  
VALLEY-RIDGE INVERSION. THIS WILL BRING A BELT OF WINDS THAT WILL  
PROBABLY STAY UP AT NIGHT ON THE RIDGES WITH POOR TO MODERATE  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. THE DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY  
AND THURSDAY, BUT WILL COME TO AN ABRUPT END LATE THIS WEEK (FRI) INTO THE  
WEEKEND AS A COUPLE OF STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEMS MOVE ONSHORE. THESE WILL  
BRING STRONG, GUSTY WINDS, WETTING RAINFALL AND MOUNTAIN SNOW (SNOW LEVELS  
LOWER BELOW THE BURN SITE FRIDAY NIGHT). THERE COULD BE A COUPLE OF INCHES  
OF SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.  
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....S 1-4 MPH BECOMING SW 2-6 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........S 3-7 MPH BECOMING SW 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....S 5-10 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.  
MAX HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SSE 2-5 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SSE 3-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SSE 10 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDS.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....S BECOMING SW 2-6 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........S BECOMING SW 7-11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 23 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....S BECOMING SW 10-20 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
 
 
FORECASTER...SPILDE  
REQUESTED BY...ROB WOOD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2524045.0/MFR  
.DELDT 10/20/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ROBERT.H.WOOD@ODF.OREGON.GOV  
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