Area Forecast Discussion
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270 FXUS66 KMFR 162148 AFDMFR Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Medford OR 248 PM PDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .DISCUSSION...
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An upper low off the PacNW coast will continue to move east/southeast across the area...bringing below normal temperatures...lots of clouds...and some rain. A band of rain extending from Curry county east into central and northern Klamath county is moving slowly southeast. We even experienced a few drops stepping outside of the office in Medford during the last hour. Expect any precipitation activity to slowly subside into Monday morning. The best chance for rain into tomorrow morning will be in Lake county and lingering over the Cascades. Otherwise...after the next 12 to 16 hours...dry weather is in store for next 7 days. Temperatures today and tomorrow will generally be around 10 degrees below normal...before high pressure takes hold of the area early next week into at least the end of the work week. By Tuesday...temperatures will be near normal...rapidly warming to 10 to 15 degrees above normal by the middle to end of the work week next week. There is little disagreement in the clusters/ensembles through next weekend in the fact that we will be dry and warm. There are some differences in the extended clusters as far as the positioning of an upper low in the Gulf of Alaska toward the end of next weekend...with about a 30% to 40% chance of cooler temperatures late next weekend into the following week. According to the Climate Prediction Center`s 8 to 14 day outlook...Valid June 24th through June 30th...there is about a 30 to 50% chance of below normal temperatures. It seems as though summer is having a hard time establishing its grip on the area...and I`m OK with that! -Riley
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&& .AVIATION...
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16/18Z TAFs...A weak cold front will move through the area from north to south today. The biggest impact from the front at the terminals will be the gusty north-northwest winds behind the front this afternoon and evening. Conditions are expected to remain VFR at the terminals during the frontal passage but ceilings will lower at bit through the day and we will probably see some mountain obscurations and showers along the west slopes of the Cascades and Siskiyous. Guidance continues to show an area of enhanced showers developing in the vicinity of Crater Lake and sliding across northern sections of Klamath and Lake counties late this afternoon and evening. There is a small chance of a thunderstorm (5-15%) within this area as well, but it should remain north of KLMT. -Wright
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&& .MARINE...
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Updated 200 PM Sunday, June 16, 2024...A weak cold front is moving through the waters this afternoon, and north winds will strengthen through the evening and overnight as the front moves inland and high pressure builds in from the northwest. Winds and seas will build to small craft advisory levels south of Cape Blanco this evening and remain hazardous through at least Wednesday evening. As a result, the small craft advisory for the southern waters has been extended through that time. This north wind pattern remains in place from Wednesday night onward, but the tendency is for winds and seas to decrease a little. Confidence in this happening is not high, so it would not be surprising if we ended up extending the small craft advisory further in time. Will wait for confidence to increase before making that decision. -Wright
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&& .MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
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OR...Freeze Warning from midnight tonight to 8 AM PDT Monday for ORZ029>031. CA...Freeze Warning from midnight tonight to 8 AM PDT Monday for CAZ084-085. PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...Small Craft Advisory from 11 PM this evening to 11 PM PDT Wednesday for PZZ356-376.
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