FNUS76 KMFR 180222
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER BIG BUTTE 111...GFI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
722 PM PDT MON OCT 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY.
MEANWHILE A THERMAL TROUGH CURRENTLY WEST OF THE BURN AREA MOVES
EAST TOWARDS THE BURN AREA IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL KEEP
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. A WEAK LOW MOVES TOWARDS THE AREA
TONIGHT BRINGING A CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS. A SHOWER OR TWO
LINGERS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...OTHERWISE CLOUDS WILL BREAK
UP WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES BY THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES
WEDNESDAY WILL BE COOLER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH EARLY...THEN SOUTH 1-3 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 6-11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 1-2 MPH EARLY...THEN CALM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 2-5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY BY THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM IN THE MORNING. NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5-8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...JESSE KIENE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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