FNUS76 KMFR 220012
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTTE...OIIMT2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
512 PM PDT TUE AUG 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1640 PDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER CONTINUES OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY. WINDS WEDNESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG AS THEY WERE
YESTERDAY OVER THE RIDGE LINE. WE'LL HAVE LIGHT DOWN VALLEY WINDS
NEAR 5100 FT WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
SHIFT WEST BY MID AFTERNOON AND WILL BE STRONGEST OVER THE
RIDGE LINE. WINDS DECREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH GOOD RECOVERIES
EXPECTED.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 0-1 MPH AT THE RIDGE LINE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    WEST 1-3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DOWN VALLEY 0-1 MPH
                    NEAR 5100 FT IN THE MORNING. UP VALLEY 1-2 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10-18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 1-3 MPH AT THE RIDGE LINE...DOWN VALLEY 2-3 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING. WEST 4-6 WITH A FEW GUST TO 10 MPH AT
                    THE RIDGE LINE...UP VALLEY 2-4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON NEAR
                    5100 FT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 1-2 MPH EARLY...THEN CALM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL...LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 11-14 MPH EARLY...THEN WEST 2-3 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-8 MPH NEAR THE RIDGE LINE EARLY...DECREASING
                    TO 1-3 MPH. UP VALLEY 3-5 MPH NEAR 5100 FT EARLY..THEN
                    DOWN VALLEY 1-3 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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