FNUS76 KPDT 232000
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CACHE CREEK...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
100 PM PDT SUN SEP 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1246 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW MOVING THROUGH THE REGION COULD BRING SCATTERED
SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THERE MAY BE A FEW
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...BUT LIGHTNING WILL BE MINIMAL AND STORMS
WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY RAIN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN ON MONDAY
WITH DRIER CONDITIONS...YET A FEW SHOWERS DUE TO WRAP-AROUND
MOISTURE MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD WITH
HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

***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 CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 RIDGES...72-77 VALLEYS.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT RIDGES...26-31 PERCENT VALLEYS.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    PATCHY SMOKE. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DRAINAGE 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH
                    BECOMING NORTH-NORTHWEST 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........3 (VERY LOW).

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72 RIDGES...80-85 VALLEYS.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT RIDGES...20-25 PERCENT VALLEYS.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTH
                    4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...MARK NOYES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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