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FNUS76 KMFR 300029
FWSMFR

Spot Forecast for Castle...USFS
National Weather Service MEDFORD OR
529 PM PDT Sat Aug 29 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on August 30.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Rather quiet conditions are expected Sunday, with
warming, but still generally quiet conditions on Monday. Winds
will be primarily terrain driven, but will see some broader westerly
influence Monday as a trough and associated cold front approach the
region. Cooler temperature, higher humidities, and breezy winds
are expected for the remainder of the week, with periods of light
rain possible.


.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 85 valleys, around 75 ridges.
Min humidity........15-20 percent.
Eye level winds.....Downslope/valley 1-2 mph in the morning,
                    becoming upslope in the valleys and northwest
on the ridges 2-3 mph in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/valley 2-3 mph in the morning,
                    becoming upslope in the valleys and northwest
on the ridges 5-7 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 3 mph shifting to the
                    northwest around 7 mph in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky cover.......MCLEAR    CLEAR     CLEAR     MCLEAR
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Chc of ltng (%).0         0         0         0
Temp............45        56        76        84
RH..............75        44        24        18
20 FT wind......NE 2G5    W 1G4     NW 4G6    NW 4G6
Eye level wind..NE 1G2    W 0G2     NW 1G2    NW 1G2
Mix hgt (ft)....400       2000      4400      5100
Transport wind..E 3       NE 3      NW 5      NW 6

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 53.
Max humidity........45-50 percent.
Eye level winds.....Downslope/valley 1-2 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/valley 2-3 mph.
Mixing height.......200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 3 mph overnight.
CWR.................0 percent.

TIME (PDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Sky cover.......MCLEAR    MCLEAR    CLEAR     CLEAR
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Chc of ltng (%).0         0         0         0
Temp............80        67        60        55
RH..............25        39        44        47
20 FT wind......NW 4G6    NE 3G6    NE 1G4    E 2G5
Eye level wind..NW 1G2    NE 1G2    NE 0G2    E 1G2
Mix hgt (ft)....4900      500       200       200
Transport wind..NW 7      N 7       NE 5      SE 3

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 89 valleys, around 79 ridges.
Min humidity........20-25 percent.
Eye level winds.....Downslope/valley 1-2 mph in the morning,
                    becoming upslope in the valleys and west
on the ridges 2-4 mph in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/valley 2-3 mph in the morning,
                    becoming upslope in the valleys and west
on the ridges 6-8 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......7100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 3 mph shifting to the west
                    around 9 mph late in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky cover.......CLEAR     CLEAR     CLEAR     MCLEAR
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Chc of ltng (%).0         0         0         0
Temp............53        62        83        89
RH..............48        39        23        19
20 FT wind......E 2G5     E 2G5     SW 4G6    W 6G8
Eye level wind..E 1G2     E 1G2     SW 1G2    W 2G3
Mix hgt (ft)....400       2400      7000      7100
Transport wind..SE 3      S 5       S 8       SW 12

$$
Forecaster...NIEUWENHUIS
Requested by...Jennifer Powers
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620060.7/MFR
.DELDT 08/30/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jennifer.powers@usda.gov