FNUS76 KPDT 061153
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCACHE 3...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
455 AM PDT THU MAY 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY AS A
STORM MOVES WELL EAST OF THE REGION ACROSS ID INTO THE ROCKIES. A
WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH AT THE SURFACE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA
ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED. THUS GENERALLY
DRY CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.

***THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS***
***WINDS ARE 20 FOOT 10 MINUTE AVERAGES***
***CWR-CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0.10 OR GREATER***
***FORECAST IS VALID FOR 12 HOURS AFTER ISSUANCE***

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING EAST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

                            TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
                    0600        29             73            WNW 4G10
                    0800        33             77            NNW 2G8
                    1000        46             56              E 4
                    1200        53             38              E 5
                    1400        55             26              E 3
                    1600        53             35              E 6
                    1800        50             42              E 5
                    2000        44             54            ENE 5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...RACHEL CALDER
REQUESTED BY...PHIL HENDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100506.MCCAC.01/PDT