FNUS76 KPDT 142350
FWSPDT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1615 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK WAVE OFF THE SOUTHWEST OREGON COAST WILL TRACK
NORTHEAST AND BRING BROKEN MID LEVEL CLOUDS TO THE BURN AREA TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY MORNING.  THERE IS A SLIGHT POSSIBILITY OF A
THUNDERSTORM AFTER MIDNIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
BECOME OCCASIONALLY 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***

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-52 VALLEYS...58-63 RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT VALLEYS...20-25 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 VALLEYS...74-79 RIDGES.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-14 PERCENT VALLEYS...12-20 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
                    15 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 4 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-50 VALLEYS...54-60 RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT VALLEYS...23-28 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS 2-5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 6-10 MPH...BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).


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FORECASTER...MARY WISTER
REQUESTED BY...HUNTER PETRUCCI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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