FNUS76 KPDT 192336
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ICE CAVE FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
437 PM PDT SUN AUG 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1601 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE FIRE FOR THE
REST OF TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH VERY WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME MORE UNSTABLE MONDAY
AFTERNOON WHICH WILL RESULT IN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST MONDAY
AFTERNOON.

***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***

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1700        90             14          SW 2-7
1900        81             22          SW 2-7
2100        71             36          SW 2-7
2300        66             47          SW 1-5
0100        62             58          SW 1-5
0300        60             58          SW 1-5
0500        55             59          SW 0-4
0700        59             60          SW 0-4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SW 2 TO 7 MPH DECREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    0 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SW 3 TO 8 MPH DECREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    1 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH DECREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    1 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY
                    WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SW 0 TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO SW 2 TO 7
                    MPH...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH...SHIFTING TO
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

$$

FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120819.ICECA.01/PDT