FNUS76 KMFR 150604 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTTE...FS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1104 PM PDT TUE AUG 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2242 PDT ON AUGUST 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOSTLY CLEAR, HOT AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE INCIDENT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON WITH HUMIDITIES DROPPING BELOW 15%. DRY WEATHER CONTINUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER THURSDAY AS A THERMAL TROUGH MOVES THROUGH BUT INCREASING MOISTURE WILL BRING THE CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM TO THE AREA LATE THURSDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54. MAX HUMIDITY........70-74%. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-88. MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-55. MAX HUMIDITY........72-76%. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM. MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-89. MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................2. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...WRIGHT REQUESTED BY...UMPQUA DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120814.BUTTE.01/MFR