FNUS76 KMFR 222358
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTTE...OIIMT2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
458 PM PDT WED AUG 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1626 PDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE MAIN CONCERN THURSDAY WILL BE GUSTY WINDS
DEVELOPING LATE IN THE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS AN
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE SWINGS NORTH OF THE BURN AREA. WINDS
WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG THE RIDGELINE (PACIFIC COAST TRAIL).
TEMPERATURES THURSDAY WILL BE COOLER AND CHILLY THURSDAY NIGHT
WITH GOOD RECOVERIES. HOWEVER AN INVERSION IS EXPECTED. DRY AND
COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED FRIDAY WITH LOWER MIN RELATIVE
HUMIDITY.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH GUSTY WINDS LATE MORNING INTO THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWN VALLEY 0-2 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN WEST
                    2-4 WITH A FEW GUST TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 8-15 WITH GUST TO 21 MPH AT THE
                    RIDGELINE IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST 6-11 WITH
                    GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON NEAR 3100 FT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH EARLY...THEN CALM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL EARLY...THEN LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10-15 MPH EARLY...THEN NORTH 1-2 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6-11 WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH EARLY...THEN
                    NORTH 2-4 MPH.

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