775  
FNUS76 KMFR 130233  
FWSMFR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD PILES RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
633 PM PST WED NOV 12 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 13.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM PST  
SATURDAY...  
   
DISCUSSION
 
A STRONG FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHERLY  
WINDS TO THE AREA ON THURSDAY ALONG WITH RAIN. WINDS  
WILL LOWER THURSDAY NIGHT. EXPECT LINGERING RAIN SHOWERS  
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE  
SATURDAY, THEN ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA SUNDAY.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30  
MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
45 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 30 MPH.  
CWR.................50 PERCENT.  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN  
THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.  
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH LOWERING TO SOUTHWEST  
3 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH  
DECREASING TO 18 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 19 MPH LOWERING TO SOUTHWEST  
7 TO 14 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH  
DECREASING TO 23 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25-30 MPH LOWERING TO 20 MPH.  
CWR.................50 PERCENT.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL  
5500 TO 6500 FEET IN THE MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.  
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTS  
TO 13 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS  
TO 25 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.  
CWR.................14 PERCENT.  
 

 
FORECASTER...CLARSTROM  
REQUESTED BY...JOSE J. CASTILLO JR.  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2525642.1/MFR  
.DELDT 11/13/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOSE.CASTILLO@USDA.GOV  
 
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