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Issued by NWS Medford, OR

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Spot Forecast for AFR Pile Burn...USFS
National Weather Service MEDFORD OR
1047 PM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on March 12.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Light showers on Tuesday night precede an approaching
weather system that will bring showers through the day Wednesday.
Snow levels of 4000 feet will limit snowfall in the spot area. Snow
levels drop to 1500-2000 feet Wednesday night, making light snow
showers possible on Thursday. Another front brings additional
active weather on Friday.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Rain showers through the day.
Max temperature.....46 to 50 degrees.
Min humidity........74 to 78 percent.
Eye level winds.....Southeast at 2 to 5 mph with afternoon
gusts up to 8 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast at 4 to 8 mph with afternoon
gusts up to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South at 15 to 20 mph.
CWR.................95 percent.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Rain showers continue but decrease
overnight. Light snow showers are possible
early Thursday morning.
Min temperature.....30 to 34 degrees.
Max humidity........90 to 95 percent.
Eye level winds.....West-southwest at 1 to 3 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........West-southwest at 2 to 4 mph.
Mixing height.......2200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West at 8 to 10 mph.
CWR.................80 percent.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Light snow showers possible
in the morning, turning to light rain showers
in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....40 to 44 degrees.
Min humidity........55 to 60 percent.
Eye level winds.....Northwest at 1 to 3 mph becoming northwest at
4 to 7 mph with afternoon gusts up to
10 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest at 2 to 4 mph becoming northwest at
8 to 10 mph with afternoon gusts up to
16 mph.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West at 12 to 15 mph.
CWR.................40 percent.

$$
Forecaster...DALDRUP
Requested by...Kit Colbenson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2506013.0/MFR
.DELDT 03/12/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL kristofer.colbenson@usda.gov