FNUS76 KMFR 200041

FWSMFR



Spot Forecast for Cedar Mountain...USFS

National Weather Service MEDFORD OR

541 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026



Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on March 20. 

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION...High pressure will bring one more day of warm weather 

Friday, but an increase in dewpoint should bring slightly higher

humidity than recent days. A dry cold front will move through Friday 

night into Saturday. This should bring cooler temps and higher RH 

Saturday, with some westerly breezes. Dry weather will prevail 

again Sunday-Tuesday, but with above normal daytime temps and 

fairly typical RH. The next cold front (probably another dry one) 

should move through Tue night/Wed.



.FRIDAY...



Sky/weather.........Sunny with some high clouds.

Chance of lightning.0 percent. 

Max temperature.....76. 

Min humidity........18-21 percent. 

Eye level winds.....Light and variable 0-1 mph until 1000, then SW 1-3 

                    mph until 1500, then WNW 2-4 mph after 1500. 

Wind (20 ft)........Variable 0-2 mph until 1000, then SW 2-5 mph until 

                    1500, then WNW 3-7 mph with peak gusts to 17 mph 

                    after 1500.  

Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....SW around 10 mph. 

CWR.................0 percent. 



.FRIDAY NIGHT...



Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. 

Chance of lightning.0 percent. 

Min temperature.....Around 44. 

Max humidity........70-80 percent. 

Eye level winds.....NW 1-3 mph in the evening becoming light and 

                    variable. 

Wind (20 ft)........NW 3-7 mph with gusts to 17 mph until 1800, then 

                    W 2-5 mph overnight.  

Mixing height.......600 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....Northwest around 7 mph. 

CWR.................0 percent. 



.SATURDAY...



Sky/weather.........Clouds and sun, cooler.  

Chance of lightning.1 percent. 

Max temperature.....60-65. 

Min humidity........40 percent. 

Eye level winds.....W 3-7 mph. 

Wind (20 ft)........W 6-13 mph with gusts to 20 mph.  

Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....W 10-20 mph. 

CWR.................0 percent. 



.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...

Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 60s.

Variable winds 5 mph. 

.MONDAY...

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.

SW winds 5-10 mph. 

.TUESDAY...

Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs in the lower 70s. SW winds 

10 mph. 

.WEDNESDAY...

Partly cloudy, breezy, cooler. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the 

upper 50s. W winds 10-15 mph.  

.THURSDAY...

Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 60s. 



.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY MARCH 27 THROUGH THURSDAY APRIL 02...



For Oregon...Increased probabilities for above normal temperatures

        and near normal precipitation.

For Nrn Calif...Increased probabilities for above normal temperatures

        and near normal precipitation.



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Forecaster...SPILDE

Requested by...Jacob Wright

Type of request...PRESCRIBED

.TAG 2606637.0/MFR

.DELDT 03/20/26

.FormatterVersion 2.0.0

.EMAIL sarah.lee2@usda.gov,jacob.wright2@usda.gov