FNUS76 KPDT 071152
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCACHE 4...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
450 AM PDT FRI MAY 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS OREGON
LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM HAS LIMITED MOISTURE ASSOCIATED
WITH IT...SO THE MAIN EFFECT WILL BE JUST A FEW MID AND HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDS. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAY BE
POSSIBLE OVER THE BURN AREA ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT
PRECIPITATION WILL BE VERY LIGHT.

***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.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING EAST 3 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.

                            TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
                    0600        27             94           WSW 3
                    0800        30             85             E 3
                    1000        45             50             E 6
                    1200        57             29             E 7
                    1400        60             19            NE 5
                    1600        57             32           NNW 5
                    1800        52             37             N 5
                    2000        41             48             N 4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTH 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...RACHEL CALDER
REQUESTED BY...PHIL HENDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100507.MCCAC.01/PDT