FNUS76 KPDT 101731
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CACHE CREEK...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1030 AM PDT MON SEP 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1008 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...THE COLD FRONT THAT PASSED THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL PROVIDE COOLER TEMPERATURES TODAY AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER
RELATIVE HUMIDITY. HOWEVER...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY TUESDAY MORNING AND
SHIFT NORTHERLY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN ON WEDNESDAY WITH WARM
AND DRY WEATHER AND LIGHTER WINDS 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-85 VALLEYS...60-70 RIDGES.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-22 PERCENT VALLEYS...20-28 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 30 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-38 VALLEYS...40-48 RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-75 PERCENT VALLEYS...45-55 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
                    25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 18 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-85 VALLEYS...60-70 RIDGES.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-19 PERCENT VALLEYS...17-23 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
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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