FNUS76 KMFR 191637
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEATTY BUTTE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
931 AM PDT THU JUL 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0905 PDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
PDT FRIDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS...

...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE FROM THE REMAIN OF A TROPICAL STORM WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE AREA TODAY BUT WILL RESULT IN MAINLY MID
LEVEL CLOUDS BUT DRY AIR MASS NEAR THE GROUND. A LOW PRESSURE WILL
MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST OREGON AND WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH
INSTABILITY FOR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITIES. RIGHT NOW IT APPEARS THAT
THE MOST UNSTABLE AREA WILL BE ACROSS NORTHERN LAKE AND HARNEY
COUNTY BUT A THREAT FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS FOR THIS
AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AND COULD
BECOME VERY GUSTY AFTER 1600 BEFORE TURNING MORE TOWARD THE
SOUTHWEST AND DECREASING OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THEN
                    INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH. GUST TO 30 MPH
                    THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 AFTER 1300.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200...THEN
                    REMAINING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT
                    RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT WIND.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING  AROUND 20 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    DECREASING TO WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...LIFC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120719.BEATT.01/MFR