FNUS76 KPDT 151740
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CACHE CREEK...BMIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1040 AM PDT SAT SEP 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1011 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH LINGERING
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY FOR THE POTENTIAL OF A STRAY SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE OCCASIONALLY
BREEZY DURING THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND SUNDAY...WITH TEMPERATURES
SLIGHTLY COOLER AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES A LITTLE 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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS
                    WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86 VALLEYS...75-80 RIDGES.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT VALLEYS...13-20 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 15 MPH AFTER 1400.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-50 VALLEYS...52-58 RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT VALLEYS...32-40 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER
                    SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-84 VALLEYS...72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT VALLEYS...15-22 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WIND 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO
                    NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...LACY BRUCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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