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FNUS76 KMFR 220210
FWSMFR

Spot Forecast for Little Yamsay...US FS
National Weather Service MEDFORD OR
710 PM PDT Tue May 21 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on May 22.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...Gusty Northwest to North Winds Wednesday Afternoon and Early
Evening...

.DISCUSSION...Tonight through early Wednesday, an upper level
disturbance will move into the Pacific Northwest. While this
disturbance will be too far north of the burn site to result in
any precipitation, it will result in west to northwesterly winds
rapidly picking up early Wednesday morning and remaining windy into
the late evening, especially over ridges and exposed areas. Winds look
to peak between 2 and 4 PM. Winds calm and shift NE to east late
evening into the overnight period. More average (for this time of
year) conditions follow Thursday and Friday, with a slight warming
and drying trend and calm morning winds followed by mild
afternoon breezes.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy in the morning becoming mostly sunny
in the afternoon. Cumulus developing over ridges
in the late afternoon.
Max temperature.....52-54 degrees.
Min humidity........25-27 percent.
Eye level winds.....West winds increasing to 7-8 mph in the afternoon
with gusts to around 15-17 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds increasing 13-15 mph with gusts to around
25-30 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 6700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 27 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear, some cumulus in the evening.
Min temperature.....25-26 degrees.
Max humidity........85-87 percent.
Eye level winds.....West winds 6-7 mph. Gusts up to 20-25 mph in
the early evening. Winds calming after 8-9 PM.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 11-13 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the early
evening.
Mixing height.......Decreasing 800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 12 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny, clear.
Max temperature.....64-66 degrees.
Min humidity........20-22 percent.
Eye level winds.....NE winds 1-2 mph in the morning becoming
northwest around 2-3 mph in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........NE winds 2-3 mph becoming northwest around
5 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 9900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 5 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

$$
Forecaster...PRICE
Requested by...Ben Pattyson
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2412869.21/MFR
.DELDT 05/22/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Victor.Garcia@usda.gov