FNUS76 KPDT 181402 AAA
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ICE CAVE...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
702 AM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2055 PDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...

.DISCUSSION...INCREASING MID LEVEL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TODAY
WILL BRING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND THIS EVENING.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
                    WEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND THROUGH
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH) 0800
60             40           SW 1-3
1000        72             31           SW 2-4
1200        83             23           SW-W 3-5
1400        86             17           SW-W 4-6
1600        88             14           SW-W 4-6
1800        81             25           SW-W 4-6
2000        73             33
2200        64             46

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    2 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AT
                    2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2000 HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    4 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING
                    THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 4 TO 9 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120817.ICECA.01/PDT