FNUS76 KPDT 051757
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CACHE CREEK...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1100 AM PDT WED SEP 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1024 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...CONTINUED DRY WITH POOR RIDGETOP RECOVERIES THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK...

.DISCUSSION...A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHEAST
OREGON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...BUT THE UPPER FLOW WILL SHIFT TO THE
SOUTH FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALLOWING SOME MID LEVEL CUMULUS TO DEVELOP.
THERE MAY BE A FEW BUILDUPS AS WELL.  A WEAK DISTURBANCE ON THURSDAY
WILL CAUSE BREEZY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS.  THERMAL BELT
CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT.



***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.....82-87 VALLEYS...68-75 RIDGETOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-20 PERCENT VALLEYS....18-26 PERCENT
                    RIDGETOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......VARIABLE 2-5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FEET INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN
                     THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40 VALLEYS...56-63 RIDGETOPS.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT VALLEYS...35-40 PERCENT RIDGETOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DRAINAGE 1-3 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 3-6 MPH WITH EVENING GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-86 VALLEYS...68-75 RIDGETOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-22 PERCENT VALLEYS...18-26 RIDGETOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 3-6
                    MPH AFTER 10 AM...INCREASING TO 5-10
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1 PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 6-12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

$$

FORECASTER...MARY WISTER
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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