FXUS66 KMFR 091747

AFDMFR



Area Forecast Discussion

National Weather Service Medford OR

1047 AM PDT Fri May 9 2025



...Updated AVIATION forecast for 18Z TAFs...



.DISCUSSION...Satellite image shows varying amounts of high clouds

moving in from the southwest. A lower cloud deck exist in the

Coquille Basin and this lower cloud deck should burn off later

this morning with partly sunny skies by the afternoon. The high

cloud deck is filtering out the sum some, but it's still able to

poke through and the perception is it will at least be partly

cloudy. Therefore adjustments were made to the forecast to reflect

this. 



Today will be the warmest day of the forecast period with 

continued dry weather. It will remain dry Saturday with slight 

cooling followed by cooler and unsettled weather during the day 

Sunday into the start of next week. -Petrucelli





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.AVIATION...09/18Z TAFs...Ceilings over North Bend are going between 

VFR and MVFR to start the TAF period, with VFR levels expected to 

settle in before the afternoon. Northerly winds look to allow marine 

stratus to rebuild at MVFR levels late tonight and into Saturday 

morning.



VFR levels under high clouds and normal diurnal winds continue south 

of Cape Blanco and for inland areas. -TAD



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.MARINE...Updated 830 AM Friday, May 9, 2025...Seas have improved to 

sub-advisory conditions that look to continue into early Sunday. A 

pattern change is expected Sunday through Tuesday with an upper 

level low passing through the region during that time. This will 

result in unsettled weather with periods of rain and a slight chance 

of thunderstorms, with the highest probability expected on Monday. 

Conditions hazardous to small craft are likely to return Sunday 

afternoon as seas steepen with the addition of southerly wind waves 

to increasing northwest swell. Steep seas are likely to continue 

into mid-week before conditions improve.





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.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

OR...None.



CA...None.



PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...None.



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