212  
FNUS76 KPQR 180337  
FWSPQR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ANVIL FIRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
837 PM PDT THU JUL 17 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 PDT ON JULY 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY, WITH  
ONSHORE FLOW HELPING TO KEEP DAYTIME HUMIDITIES ABOVE 30%. CLEAR  
SKIES IN THE MORNING WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER BY THE AFTERNOON.  
INCREASING WEST/NORTHWEST FLOW THROUGH THE DAY WITH GUSTS UP TO  
15 MPH EACH AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT INVERSION EXPECTED TO DEVELOP  
WHICH WILL LIKELY TRAP SMOKE AT OR NEAR THE SURFACE. INVERSION  
LIKELY TO BREAK BY LATE IN THE MORNING. MODERATE OVERNIGHT RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED.  
 
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BY THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........2 2 0 2 5 3 12 13 39 72  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............57 59 65 68 70 71 72 72 72 70  
RH..............68 61 51 46 42 42 41 42 43 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 10 10 11 12 14 15 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.1 1.8 2.4 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 10 12 13 15 16 17 20 20  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE LIKELY  
TO BE TRAPPED AT OR NEAR THE SURFACE.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5-7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 13 MPH,  
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 12 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........72 72 84 84 84 53 53 53 38 38 38 31  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............68 67 62 59 58 56 54 53 51 50 49 48  
RH..............47 52 58 61 63 64 66 69 71 73 74 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 13 13 13 13 11 11 11 10 10 10 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.2 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 22 20 15 13 13 12 10 9 9 9 9  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. SMOKE TRAPPED  
NEAR THE SURFACE SHOULD LIFT BY LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 17 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........31 31 17 17 17 9 9 9 11 11 11 13  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............49 50 51 54 57 60 62 63 65 65 65 65  
RH..............75 74 71 66 59 53 49 47 46 46 47 49  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 10 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.1 2.6 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.2 2.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 13 13 14 15 15 16 17 17 17  
 

 
FORECASTER...BISHOP  
REQUESTED BY...ANVIL IC DESTRY SERNA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2518199.0/PQR  
.DELDT 07/17/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DESTRY.SERNA@USDA.GOV, DESTRYPB@YAHOO.COM  
 
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