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Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FNUS76 KMFR 030342
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Spot Forecast for Bridge Buck...USFS
National Weather Service MEDFORD OR
842 PM PDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PDT on October 03.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...A strong inversion will be in place overnight, and
mixing is not expected to start until about 11 AM. That said,
expecting deep mixing through the afternoon hours. Wind speeds
will be mostly light and variable, but during peak heating there
will likely be more of a southwest component. Speeds will quickly
diminish around sunset to light and variable once again. Another
strong inversion will develop Saturday night which will limit any
potential smoke dispersion.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 81.
Min humidity........16 percent.
Eye level winds.....Light and variable winds but a more southwest component
through peak heating.
Wind (20 ft)........Light and variable winds but a more southwest component
through peak heating.
Mixing height.......6300ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South to southwest around 10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 51.
Max humidity........39 percent.
Eye level winds.....Light winds.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 3 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 83.
Min humidity........15 percent.
Eye level winds.....Light winds.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......6800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 8 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
$$
Forecaster...GUERRERO
Requested by...Joel Johnson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622995.0/MFR
.DELDT 10/03/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL karl.krauter@usda.gov