FNUS76 KPDT 151252
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTTE FIRE...CRESCENT RANGER DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
552 AM PDT WED AUG 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2141 PDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST INTO THE ROCKY
MOUNTAINS. THERE WILL BE A NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE FIRE TODAY AND
THURSDAY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THIS TROUGH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER WIND SPEEDS AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY.

***THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS***
***WINDS ARE 20 FOOT 10 MINUTE AVERAGES***
***CWR-CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0.10 OR GREATER***
***FORECAST IS VALID FOR 12 HOURS AFTER ISSUANCE***

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE VALLEYS IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-16 PERCENT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 1 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3 TO 7
                    MPH BY 2 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0700        56             34          NW 0-4 MPH
0900        66             27          NE 1-5 MPH
1100        78             19          NE 2-6 MPH
1300        80             16          N 2-6 MPH
1500        82             15          NW 3-7 MPH
1700        79             18          NW 3-7 MPH
1900        72             36          NW 2-6 MPH


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE VALLEYS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-59 PERCENT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NW 2-6 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE 0-4 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 3-7 MPH BECOMING NE 1-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE VALLEYS
                    IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE 0 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 9
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 1-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

$$

FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...JIM BISHOP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120814.BUTTE.01/PDT