FNUS76 KPDT 141751
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CACHE CREEK...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1050 AM PDT FRI SEP 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1023 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HAINES 6 TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...AN EASTWARD MOVING SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WILL MOVE
CLOSER TO THE AREA TODAY AND EAST OF THE AREA BY SATURDAY MORNING.
AS A RESULT...WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY
DESPITE CLOUD COVER. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT MORE WESTERLY THIS
AFTERNOON AND GUST TO 20 MPH. POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY CAN
AGAIN BE EXPECTED. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST AND BECOME BREEZY ON SATURDAY...AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE
SLIGHTLY COOLER AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY HIGHER.

***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-93 VALLEYS...79-85 RIDGES.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-12 PERCENT VALLEYS...10-18 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    AROUND 15 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT VALLEYS...20-30 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DRAINAGE 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-89 VALLEYS...75-82 RIDGES.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-14 PERCENT VALLEYS...12-20 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 15
                    MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...HUNTER PETRUCCI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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