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FNUS76 KMFR 220523
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Spot Forecast for Long Prairie...USFS
National Weather Service MEDFORD OR
1023 PM PDT Mon Sep 21 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PDT on September 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Seasonable temperatures and humidity are expected on
Thursday, with increasing high clouds ahead of a cold front. The
front will likely bring rain around 5 PM PDT through 9 PM PDT,
with light showers likely to follow through Friday morning. Clouds
will linger Friday with much cooler temperatures and high humidity.
Another front is also likely to bring a wetting rain Saturday
evening into early Sunday evening. The outlook is for dry and
seasonable weather to follow next week.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain late in the afternoon.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 67.
Min humidity........38 percent.
Eye level winds.....Southeast winds around 2 mph in the morning
                    becoming west around 3 mph in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 2 to 5 mph in the morning
                    becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 6 mph becoming southwest
                    around 9 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Rain likely in the
                    evening, then showers likely late. Rainfall of
                    around 0.05 inches expected.
Chance of lightning.5 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 45.
Max humidity........90 percent.
Eye level winds.....Northwest winds around 2 mph shifting to the
                    southwest 1 to 2 mph overnight.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    southwest 2 to 5 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 9 mph.
CWR.................60 percent.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (100 percent) becoming partly sunny (70-85 percent)
                    in the afternoon. Showers likely in the morning. Slight
                    chance of showers in the afternoon. Rainfall of
                    around 0.03 inches expected.
Chance of lightning.5 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 53.
Min humidity........70 percent.
Eye level winds.....Northwest winds 2 to 3 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 3 to 7 mph increasing to 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph.
CWR.................45 percent.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs around 60. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER 01 THROUGH WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 07...

For Oregon...Increased probabilities for near normal temperatures
        and near normal precipitation.

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Forecaster...WEYGAND
Requested by...Julianne Upton
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622289.0/MFR
.DELDT 09/22/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL olivia.dexter@usda.gov,wiley.volz@usda.gov,julianne.upton@usda.gov