FNUS76 KPDT 111759
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CACHE CREEK...BMIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1058 AM PDT TUE SEP 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1030 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A WARMING AND
DRYING TREND TO THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. LOW DEWPOINTS
AND WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BOTH
IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE RIDGES EACH DAY.

***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.....70-75 VALLEYS...58-63 RIDGES.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT VALLEYS...21-26 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38 VALLEYS...40-45 RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-59 PERCENT VALLEYS...38-46 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH BECOMING
                    TERRAIN DRIVEN LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO
                    7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79 VALLEYS...63-68 RIDGES.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-11 PERCENT VALLEYS...14-18 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH BECOMING 5 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 7 TO 12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...ALBERT MORGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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