FNUS76 KMFR 280023

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Spot Forecast for Cottonwood Piles Rx...USFS

National Weather Service MEDFORD OR

523 PM PDT Mon Oct 27 2025



Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on October 28. 

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION...High pressure will provide dry weather Tuesday with mostly 

light winds, but southerly breezes at the top of the canopy at times. 

A steep valley-ridge inversion is likely. Expect moderate RH recovery 

since the burn area is so high up and closer to the thermal belt rather 

than below the inversion. A very weak front will pass to the north on 

Wednesday that probably brings a shift in winds in the afternoon. No 

real significant precip is expected before this weekend though and even 

then, chances are low. 



.TUESDAY...



Sky/weather.........Sunny. 

Max temperature.....Around 55. 

Min humidity........36 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........SSW 2-5 mph increasing to 5-8 mph with gusts to 14 mph. 

Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....S 10 mph. 

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



.TUESDAY NIGHT...



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

Min temperature.....40-43. 

Max humidity........58-68 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........S 3-8 mph with gusts to 14 mph.  

Mixing height.......Lowering to 200 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....SSW 10 mph. 

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



.WEDNESDAY...



Sky/weather.........Sunny. 

Max temperature.....Around 58. 

Min humidity........37-40 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........SSW 3-8 mph becoming NE 5-10 mph in the afternoon. 

Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....SW becoming N 10 mph. 

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



$$

Forecaster...SPILDE

Requested by...Jose J. Castillo Jr.

Type of request...PRESCRIBED

.TAG 2524595.0/MFR

.DELDT 10/28/25

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.EMAIL jose.castillo@usda.gov,michelle.henry@usda.gov