FNUS76 KPDT 061750
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CACHE CREEK...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1050 AM PDT THU SEP 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1023 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY
WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. A FEW CLOUDS MAY MOVE
OVER THE AREA TODAY BUT RAIN SHOWERS ARE NOT EXPECTED. OVERNIGHT
HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR WITH A THERMAL BELT AROUND 5000 FEET.

***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.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-90 VALLEYS...73-82 RIDGETOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 15 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-50 VALLEYS...55-62 RIDGETOPS.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT VALLEYS...35-45 PERCENT RIDGETOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15
                    MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-92 VALLEYS...75-84 RIDGETOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4
                    TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10
                    MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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