FNUS76 KPDT 231618
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CACHE CREEK...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
918 AM PDT THU AUG 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0900 PDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...BREEZY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...AS A DRY COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON WINDS WILL INCREASE AND REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY THROUGH THE
EVENING. COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THERE
WILL BE SLIGHTLY BETTER HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT AS WELL. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR WARM AND DRY
WEATHER.

***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. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
                    4 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT LESS THAN 7 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 8
                    TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE AFTER 2100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT LESS THAN 6
                    MPH AFTER 2100.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

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