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FNUS76 KMFR 172141
FWSMFR
SPOT FORECAST FOR FIELDER MTN....OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
241 PM PDT MON AUG 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 PDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK
WITH TYPICAL SUMMER AFTERNOON BREEZES/HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURES
NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. DAY TO DAY CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY
SIMILAR THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY WITH AN UPTICK IN AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHT DOWNWARD TREND IN AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. AN OFFSHORE TROUGH WILL IMPACT THE REGION
THU-SAT, BRINGING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND SOME POTENTIAL FOR
LIGHTNING THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 6-8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING,
BECOMING WEST 1-3 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 8-10 MPH WITH GUSTS 12-15 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING, BECOMING WEST 5-7 MPH AFTER
SUNSET. LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............90 88 84 78 74 71 68 65 63 61 59 57
RH..............25 26 30 37 44 50 55 59 63 67 70 72
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW W W W W W W W NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 7 5 6 3 3 2 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 10 10 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N NW W W W W W W W NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 7 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
EYE LVL WND GST.10 9 8 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.2 6.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 9 9 9 6 6 6 5 5 5 3
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH 6-8 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5-7 MPH EARLY AFTERNOON.
WINDS INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHWEST TO NORTH
8-10 MPH WITH GUSTS 12-15 MPH LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR MCR CLR MCR MCR
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............57 55 58 63 71 75 80 84 88 90 92 92
RH..............75 80 76 63 55 47 41 36 30 25 20 16
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 7 8 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.5 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 10 11 12 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW N
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 5 7
EYE LVL WND GST.2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 8 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 1.8 1.8 1.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 6.2 6.2 6.2 5.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 8 8 8 10
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 6-8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING,
BECOMING WEST 1-3 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 8-10 MPH WITH GUSTS 12-15 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING, BECOMING WEST 5-7 MPH AFTER
SUNSET. LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............91 89 85 78 74 71 68 66 64 61 59 58
RH..............23 26 32 39 46 52 55 60 63 66 69 71
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW W W W W W W W NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 7 5 6 3 3 2 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 10 10 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N NW W W W W W W W NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 7 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
EYE LVL WND GST.10 9 8 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.4 5.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 9 9 9 6 6 6 5 5 5 3
FORECASTER...FIRMIN
REQUESTED BY...MATT MACKEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619873.1/MFR
.DELDT 08/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MATT.A.MACKEY@ODF.OREGON.GOV,KYLE.F.KAUPP@ODF.OREGON.GOV
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