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Spot Forecast for Valley...USFS
National Weather Service MEDFORD OR
1042 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1100 PDT on May 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Stable weather and light winds will be present on
Thursday. An upper trough moving over the area on Friday will
bring elevated and gusty afternoon winds with chances of showers
and thunderstorms that will continue into Friday evening.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....Around 64.
Min humidity........15 to 18 percent.
Eye level winds.....Southwest winds at 1 to 3 mph turning northeast
at 1 to 3 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds at 3 to 5 mph turning northeast
at 3 to 5 mph with gusts up to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......8600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast winds at 1 to 2 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear becoming partly cloudy early Friday
morning.
Min temperature.....Around 39.
Max humidity........45 to 50 percent.
Eye level winds.....North winds at 1 to 3 mph turning southwest
at 1 to 3 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds at 3 to 5 mph turning southwest
at 2 to 4 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East winds at 3 mph turning south at 4 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance (10-20%) of
                    rain showers in the late morning and early
                    afternoon. Chance (20-30%) of rain showers
and slight chance (5-10%) of thunderstorms
late afternoon into early evening.
Max temperature.....Around 65.
Min humidity........27 to 30 percent.
Eye level winds.....West winds at 1 to 3 mph becoming west at 8
to 12 mph with afternoon gusts up to 15 mph.
Gusty and erratic winds expected near
thunderstorms late in the afternoon may exceed
forecast speeds.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds at 2 to 4 mph becoming west at 12
to 15 mph with afternoon gusts up to 20 mph.
Gusty and erratic winds expected near
thunderstorms late in the afternoon may exceed
forecast speeds.
Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South winds at 5 mph becoming west at 10 mph.
CWR.................9 percent.
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2.

$$
Forecaster...DALDRUP
Requested by...Amanda Shoaf
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2415010.0/MFR
.DELDT 05/23/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL amanda.shoaf@usda.gov