FNUS76 KMFR 240608
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER BIG BUTTE 176...MEDFORD BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1108 PM PDT TUE APR 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...OFFSHORE EASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY WITH
CONDITIONS SLIGHTLY WARMER AND WINDIER THAN ON TUESDAY. A THERMAL
TROUGH WILL MOVE INLAND ON THURSDAY. THIS PATTERN CHANGE THURSDAY
WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL WARMING AND ALSO A CHANGE TO NORTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT. WITH THE SUNNY SKIES AND WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES...
UPSLOPE SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED RATHER THAN THE DIRECTION OF
THE MIXING WINDS.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 22 MPH DECREASING TO 15 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    5 MPH LATE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...JESSICA GALLIMORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130424.LOWER.01/MFR