FNUS76 KMFR 141909
FWSMFR

Spot Forecast for Steamboat BY pile...USFS Umpqua NF
National Weather Service MEDFORD OR
1209 PM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on April 15.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front will bring breezy winds and rain to the burn site
Wednesday, with showers continuing into Thursday morning. There is
a slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm Wedensday, but any
of this stronger convection will be isolated. Snow levels of
around 4000 ft Wednesday morning will drop to as low as 1500 ft
Wednesday night, then rise back to 3500 ft Thursday afternoon.
Temperatures will trend significantly cooler after the cold front.
Conditions dry out around Friday into early Saturday.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Rain. Slight chance of thunderstorms
					in the afternoon. 0.50-1.00 inch of rain expected.
Max temperature.....Around 44.
Min humidity........70-75 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 3-5 mph becoming west 5-10 mph in
					the afternoon. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......4600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph.
CWR.................99 percent.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly Cloudy. Rain and snow showers. Around 0.25
					inches of rain expected. No snow accumulation expected.
Min temperature.....Around 34.
Max humidity........90-95 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West to southwest 3-5 mph.
Mixing height.......1900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph.
CWR.................71 percent.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of light rain (less than 0.05 inches).
Max temperature.....Around 46.
Min humidity........55-60 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West to southwest 3-5 mph.
Mixing height.......6100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph.
CWR.................20 percent.

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Forecaster...NIEUWENHUIS
Requested by...Stacy Ainslie
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610323.0/MFR
.DELDT 04/14/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL stacy.ainslie@usda.gov