FNUS76 KPDT 222141
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CACHE CREEK...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
240 PM PDT WED AUG 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1419 PDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...BREEZY WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL. A DRY COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND RIDGETOP WINDS
WILL INCREASE...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH. POOR OVERNIGHT
HUMIDITY RECOVERY CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

***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.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH INCREASING TO 4 TO 9 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...JIM HAMPTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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