FNUS76 KMFR 020419
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTCHERKNIFE SLATE 3 5...GFI/USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
919 PM PDT TUE MAY 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK MORNING INVERSION WILL MIX OUT QUICKLY WITH
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A STRONG SYSTEM
APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS DURING THE
LATE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES, WINDS, AND HUMIDITIES WILL BE FAIRLY
SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY. THICKENING CLOUDS AND RAIN DEVELOPS LATE
THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. WETTING RAIN VIRTUALLY CERTAIN WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS BETWEEN
0.50 AND 0.75 INCH POSSIBLE. COOLER TEMPERATURES THURSDAY WITH
HIGH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING
                    CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BY MID
                    MORNING...THEN SOUTHEAST 4-6 MPH LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING AND CONTINUING
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........75-79 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH INCREASING TO 25-35 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 38-42. HIGHS 55-58. NORTHWEST WIND 5-10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 40-43. HIGHS 57-60.
LIGHT WIND.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 40-43. HIGHS 64-66. LIGHT WIND.

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FORECASTER...WRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...SEAN HENDRIX
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120502.BUTCH.01/MFR