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Spot Forecast for WRIGHTS SPRING...USFS
National Weather Service MEDFORD OR
1154 AM PDT Mon Sep 7 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on September 08.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...It warms up and dries out early this week (still chilly
Tuesday morning), but temperatures getting back closer to normal values
Tuesday afternoon. It`ll be even warmer (above normal) Wed/Thu with dry
afternoon RHs and only moderate (at best) RH recovery/breezy NE winds over
upper slopes/ridges at night/morning with a strong inversion, which breaks
around 10-11 am. Afternoon W-SW breezes pick up Thu/Fri, but it remains
dry. Another trough swings through the PacNW this weekend with a cool down,
but precip chances remain low (15% or less). N-NE winds develop behind the
trough Sunday into early next week with temps rebounding upward again.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. Areas of frost early in the morning; a
                    warmer afternoon.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....72 upper elevations to near 80 lower valleys.
Min humidity........18-23 percent.
Eye level winds.....Calm or NE 0-1 mph becoming S 1-3 mph, shifting to
                    NNW late afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable or NE 0-2 mph becoming S 3-5 mph, shifting
                    to NNW late afternoon.
Mixing height.......Rising to 5000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....NE becoming SE 5-10 mph then NW late.
CWR.................0 percent.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Breezy upper slopes/ridges.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....40-45 valleys/drainages to 50-55 upper slopes/ridges.
Max humidity........35-40 percent upper slopes/ridges to 70-80
                    percent valleys/drainages.
Eye level winds.....N 1-2 mph shifting to the E overnight.
Wind (20 ft)........N 3-5 mph shifting to the E overnight, except 5-10 mph
                    with gusts to 20 mph over upper slopes/ridges.
Mixing height.......Lowering to 300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....NE 5-10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny, warm, dry.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....80 upper elevations to 88 lower valleys.
Min humidity........10-15 percent.
Eye level winds.....NE 1-2 mph becoming S 1-3 mph in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........NE 3-5 mph becoming S 3-7 mph in the afternoon. Gusts to
                    15 mph upper slopes/ridges in the morning.
Mixing height.......Rising to 5500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 5-10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

$$
Forecaster...SPILDE
Requested by...PSC3 Trainee
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2621114.9/MFR
.DELDT 09/07/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
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