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Spot Forecast for WRIGHTS SPRING...USFS
National Weather Service MEDFORD OR
1053 AM PDT Mon Sep 7 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1300 PDT on September 07.
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 over upper
slopes/ridges at night. 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.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny, milder.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....59-64 ridges (above 5500 feet) to 67-72 valleys
                    (below 5000 feet).
Min humidity........27-32 percent.
Eye level winds.....Variable 0-2 mph becoming SW 1-3 mph,
                    shifting to NW late.
Wind (20 ft)........SE 2-5 mph becoming SW 4-9 mph in the afternoon,
                    shifting to NW late.
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....S 2-5 mph becoming SW 5-10 mph, shifting to NW
                    late.
CWR.................0 percent.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Areas of frost after 3 am.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....30-35 valleys/drainages to 40-45 upper slopes/
                    ridges.
Max humidity........45-55 percent upper slopes/ridges to 70-80
                    percent valleys/drainages.
Eye level winds.....NW 1-3 mph becoming downslope or calm 0-1 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........NW 3-7 mph becoming downslope or variable 0-2 mph.
Mixing height.......Lowering to 300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....NW 5-10 mph shifting to NE 5 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. Areas of frost early in the morning.
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 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.

$$
Forecaster...SPILDE
Requested by...PSC3 Trainee
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2621114.8/MFR
.DELDT 09/07/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
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