FNUS76 KPDT 161729
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CACHE CREEK...BMIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1029 AM PDT SUN SEP 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0942 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER TODAY BEHIND A
DEPARTING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE...THOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
BE THE SAME OR SLIGHTLY LOWER. INCREASING NORTH FLOW WILL ENHANCE UP
VALLEY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL THEN REBUILD OVER THE REGION WITH WARMER AND CONTINUED DRY
CONDITIONS INTO THE WEEK. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL DECREASE EACH
DAY THROUGH THE WEEK AS CONDITIONS BECOME MORE STAGNANT UNDER THE
RIDGE.

***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. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74 RIDGES...80-84 VALLEYS.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT RIDGES...9-13 PERCENT VALLEYS.
WIND (20 FT)........UP VALLEY/UPSLOPE WINDS 2-7 MPH INCREASING TO
                    6-11 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 5-9 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6-10 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. PATCHY SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50 RIDGES...53-57 VALLEYS.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-40 PERCENT RIDGES...44-48 PERCENT VALLEYS.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH LOCAL
                    GUSTS TO 23 MPH EARLY BECOMING DRAINAGE 2-5
                    MPH AFTER 2100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 25 MPH DECREASING 3-7 MPH AROUND
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8-14 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77 RIDGES...83-87 VALLEYS.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT RIDGES...10-14 PERCENT VALLEYS.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 2-5 MPH BECOMING UP VALLEY/
                    UPSLOPE 4-7 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 3-7 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS
                    15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH
                    5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

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FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...HUNTER PETRUCCI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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