FNUS76 KPDT 182225
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ICE CAVE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
325 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1455 PDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS IN EFFECT THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA MAY HELP
TRIGGER A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. A DRY WESTERLY FLOW IS
EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.

***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***

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING BECOMING VARIABLE AT 3
                    MPH OR LESS OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).


        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1700        84             24           S 6 MPH
1900        80             30           SE 6 MPH
2100        74             37           VRB 03 MPH
2300        69             40           VRB 03 MPH
0100        64             45           VRB 02 MPH
0300        60             50           VRB 02 MPH
0500        56             55           VRB 02 MPH
0700        60             50           VRB 02 MPH


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...MICHAEL VESCIO
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120818.ICECA.01/PDT