Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Medford, OR

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Spot Forecast for IRSC Unit 6 and 7...USFS KNF
National Weather Service MEDFORD OR
957 PM PDT Wed Apr 2 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on April 03.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Dry weather is expected Thursday and Friday as
high pressure builds over the area. Northeast to east breezes
are likely each day. A front will approach Saturday night with
rain spreading inland Sunday into Sunday night. Rainfall amounts
of around 0.5 inches to 0.75 inches are expected during this
period. This is followed by post-frontal showers on Monday.



.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 55.
Min humidity........40-45 percent.
Eye level winds.....Northeast to east winds 2 to 3 mph becoming
                      north to northeast 2 to 3 mph with gusts
                      to 7 mph late in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast to east winds 3 to 7 mph becoming
                      north to northeast 3 to 7 mph with gusts
                      to 14 mph late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (0-5 percent).
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 33.
Max humidity........90 percent.
Eye level winds.....North to northeast winds 1 to 3 mph becoming light
                    and variable 0 to 2 mph after midnight.
Wind (20 ft)........North to northeast winds 2 to 6 mph becoming light
                    and variable 1 to 3 mph after midnight.
Mixing height.......1500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 66.
Min humidity........30 percent.
Eye level winds.....Light and variable winds 1 to 2 mph becoming
                       upslope 1 to 3 mph with gusts to 6 mph
                       late in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........Light and variable winds 2 to 4 mph becoming
                       upslope 3 to 6 mph with gusts to 12 mph
                       late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 7 to 9 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

$$
Forecaster...CLARSTROM
Requested by...Christopher SchlosserPrukop
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2508729.0/MFR
.DELDT 04/03/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL christopher.schlosserprukop@usda.gov