Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
649 FNUS76 KMFR 212047 FWSMFR Spot Forecast for Upper Applegate 3900...ODF Medford National Weather Service MEDFORD OR 147 PM PDT Fri Jun 21 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1400 PDT on June 21. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Today and tomorrow will be the peak of this hot and warm stretch. Humidities will be at their lowest on Saturday, before trending up through the weekend. Winds will be at their strongest as a dry front moves through the region Saturday and Sunday. While winds are expected to follow diurnal patterns today, the dry front will cause the general wind to dominate the direction. Expect upslope winds on easterly aspects to dominate Saturday morning before the general wind overpowers the local wind and all winds generally turn out of the north. Overnight recoveries are expected to be above 70% the next three nights at least. Should the fire burn up to a ridgetop, an east flow will be present with much lower humidities 10-15% lower than what is forecast below. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Areas of smoke moving to the south above ground level. Max temperature.....Around 94. Min humidity........21 percent. Eye level winds.....Northwest winds up to 3 mph. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 6 to 8 mph. Mixing height.......6900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 9 mph. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. Areas of smoke early in the evening, generally settling down river towards Ruch. Min temperature.....Around 56. Max humidity........74 percent. Eye level winds.....Northwest up to 3 mph in the evening becoming light, down-slope/valley through the night. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 5 to 8 mph in the evening becoming northwest 2-4 above the inversion, otherwise following downward drainage flows. Mixing height.......1500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 6 mph. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....Around 95. Min humidity........20 percent. Eye level winds.....Light winds becoming northwest 2-7 mph in the afternoon, possibly north-northeast as winds get funneled by the valley. Gusts could reach around 18 mph. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming northwest 3-8 mph in the afternoon, gusting around 20 mph. Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 7 mph. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. $$ Forecaster...MILES Requested by...Mariah Collins Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416496.0/MFR .DELDT 06/21/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL dispatch.medford1@odf.oregon.gov