FNUS76 KMFR 240001
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTTE...OIIMT2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
501 PM PDT THU AUG 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1619 PDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER CONTINUES OVER THE BURN AREA FOR THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. TEMPERATURES FRIDAY WILL BE WARMER WITH LIGHTER
WINDS. RECOVERIES FRIDAY NIGHT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS HIGH
AS TONIGHT. INVERSION CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING EAST OF THE RIDGE LINE WITH DOWN VALLEY WINDS AND HIGHER
RECOVERIES.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWN VALLEY 0-2 MPH IN THE MORNING. UP SLOPE
                    1-3 MPH LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 4-7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN VALLEY 0-2 MPH IN THE MORNING. UP SLOPE
                    2-4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-44
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UP VALLEY 0-2 MPH EARLY...THEN DOWN VALLEY 0-2 MPH
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH EARLY...THEN SOUTHWEST 1-2 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........UP VALLEY 1-3 MPH EARLY...THEN NORTHEAST 1-2 MPH.

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