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Issued by NWS Medford, OR

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

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on May 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...A system will bring increasing instability and moderate winds
Friday afternoon into Friday evening. Could not rule out a thunderstorm or
two near or over the burn area Friday afternoon and early Friday evening.
Dry weather is expected Saturday with weaker winds in the afternoon and
early evening hours.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly. A slight chance of a thunderstorm in the
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....62-64.
Min humidity........23 percent.
Eye level winds.....South 1-3 mph in the morning, becoming west 6-11 mph
                    gusts to 18 mph in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 2-4 mph, becoming west 11-18 mph with gusts
                    to around 25 mph in the afternoon, except for gusty and erratic
                    winds near thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......7800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 15-23 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of a thunderstorm early in the
                    evening, then partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....36-39.
Max humidity........89 percent.
Eye level winds.....West 7-13 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening, diminishing
                    to 4-6 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........West 13-20 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening, except for gusty
                    and erratic winds near thunderstorms in the evening, then west
                    6-11 mph.
Mixing height.......1300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West to northwest 12-18 mph.
CWR.................30 percent.
LAL.................2 until 2000, then 1.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy, then mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....57-60.
Min humidity........29 percent.
Eye level winds.....West 6-11 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........West 11-17 mph.
Mixing height.......5400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 12-18 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

$$
Forecaster...PETRUCELLI
Requested by...Amanda Shoaf
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2415010.1/MFR
.DELDT 05/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL william.sagaser@usda.gov,edward.willy@usda.gov,amanda.shoaf@usda.gov