FNUS76 KMFR 170228
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR NUGGET BUTTE...ODF MEDFORD UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
728 PM PDT THU AUG 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1855 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY SLOPE/CANYON WITH SOME WEST
WINDS SPILLING OVER THE SADDLE AT THE TOP OF THE FIRE THROUGH
SUNSET THIS EVENING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT DOWN SLOPE/CANYON
OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT AS WELL WITH NO THREAT FOR
PRECIPITATION. ANOTHER HOT AND DRY DAY TOMORROW WITH MAINLY SLOPE
DRIVEN WINDS. TEMPERATURES AND MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL BE SIMILAR
TO THURSDAY. HOWEVER, INCREASING MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL LEAD
TO ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH
EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS
WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY FRIDAY NIGHT BUT MAY BE GUSTY AND
ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-84 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UP SLOPE/CANYON 1-3 MPH WITH SOME WEST WIND 4-7 MPH
                    SPILLING OVER THE SADDLE AT THE TOP THROUGH 9 PM.
                    THEN BECOMING DOWN SLOPE 1-2 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........UP SLOPE/CANYON 3-5 MPH WITH SOME WEST WIND 6-9 MPH
                    SPILLING OVER THE SADDLE AT THE TOP THROUGH 9 PM.
                    THEN BECOMING DOWN SLOPE 1-2 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM
                    AFTER 4 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....98-101.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING UP SLOPE/CANYON 1-3 MPH WITH SOME WEST
                    WIND 4-7 MPH SPILLING OVER THE SADDLE AT THE TOP
                    AFTER 11 AM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING UP SLOPE/CANYON 2-4 MPH WITH SOME WEST
                    WIND 5-9 MPH SPILLING OVER THE SADDLE AT THE TOP
                    AFTER 11 AM.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 7 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

$$
FORECASTER...WRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA RHEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120816.NUGGE.01/MFR