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Spot Forecast for Slate Creek Fire...US Forest Service
National Weather Service MEDFORD OR
610 PM PDT Fri Jul 12 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 PDT on July 12.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY...

...Hot, Dry, Breezy, and Unstable Conditions Expected Saturday and
Sunday...

.DISCUSSION...Conditions across the fire will be very similar for
next several days. This includes hot temperatures, near-critical
humidities, breezy winds, and unstable atmospheric conditions. Haines
6 conditions are expected across the area for both Saturday and Sunday.
Overnight recoveries  are expected to be moderate. Winds will follow
the typical day-night cycle, especially since the fire will be sheltered
from the general atmospheric flow from the north.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
Min temperature.....58 to 60 degrees.
Max humidity........68 to 73 percent.
Eye level winds.....Upslope 2 to 5 mph gusts to 9 mph then becoming
North 0 to 2 mph after midnight.
Wind (20 ft)........Upslope 5 to 8 mph gusts to 12 mph through 8 pm,
then becoming north 2 to 4 mph after midnight.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....95 to 97 degrees.
Min humidity........16 to 19 percent.
Eye level winds.....North 0 to 2 mph becoming upslope 2 to 5 mph from
2 pm to 8 pm.
Wind (20 ft)........North 1 to 3 mph becoming upslope 5 to 8 mph gusts
to 15 mph between 2pm and 8 pm.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
Min temperature.....61 to 63 degrees.
Max humidity........65 to 70 percent.
Eye level winds.....Upslope 2 to 5 mph through 8 pm then becoming
north 0 to 2 mph after midnight.
Wind (20 ft)........Upslope 5 to 8 mph with gusts to 15 mph before 8
pm, then becoming north 1 to 3 mph after midnight.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....95 to 97 degrees.
Min humidity........18 to 21 percent.
Eye level winds.....North 0 to 1 mph becoming upslope 2 to 4 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........North 0 to 2 mph becoming upslope 5 to 7 mph with
gusts to 15 mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Light
winds.
.TUESDAY...
Clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 90s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Light winds.

$$
Forecaster...SCHAAF
Requested by...Rebecca Fry
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2417912.0/MFR
.DELDT 07/12/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL rebecca.fry@usda.gov