FNUS76 KMFR 011314
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTCHERKNIFE SLATE 1...GFI/USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
614 AM PDT TUE MAY 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE AND LOW PRESSURE OVER NEVADA
WILL PROVIDE DRY WEATHER OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH LOCAL BREEZY
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GOOD RECOVERIES ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY WEATHER AND LESS
WIND WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL MOVE IN WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH WIDESPREAD WETTING PRECIPITATION. GUSTY
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REDEVELOP BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
SHOWERY AND COOL, UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY
BUT A WARMING AND DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........46-48 AT IGNITION...MAX 60-62.
RH..................65-70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31-36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WIND 0-2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 1-2 MPH
                    MID-MORNING THEN NORTHWEST AT 2-5 MPH BY MID-LATE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION THEN
                    6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36-38.
RH..................MAX 95-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT NORTHEAST 0-2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. RAIN IS LIKELY AT NIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-62.
RH..................MIN 32-37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTHEAST OR UPSLOPE WIND 0-2 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AT 6-12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 65 PERCENT AT NIGHT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
RAIN SHOWERS, BREEZY, COOLER. LOWS 43 TO 45. HIGHS 54 TO 56. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 6-10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 41 TO 43. HIGHS 52 TO 54. NORTH WIND 2-4 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 38 TO 40. HIGHS 56 TO
58. NORTH WIND 3-6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...SEAN HENDRIX
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120501.BUTCH.01/MFR