013  
FNUS76 KPQR 161611  
FWSPQR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MT HEBO MEADOWS RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
911 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
THE FORECAST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY IS  
HIGHLIGHTED BY ELEVATED RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND BREEZY  
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY.  
WINDS LOOK TO BE STRONGEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY  
MORNING WITH WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 25 MPH AT TIMES.  
 
WEDNESDAY LOOKS MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY, AS LOW MARINE  
CLOUDS WILL LIKELY STAY TO THE WEST CLOSER TO THE COAST. THE  
CLOUD COVER FORECAST IS MORE UNCERTAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
FRIDAY MORNING AS LOW MARINE CLOUDS WILL ATTEMPT TO PUSH INTO  
THE BURN SITE DURING THE OVERNIGHT/MORNING HOURS, BUT IT IS  
UNCLEAR IF THEY WILL MAKE IT THAT FAR EAST. RIGHT NOW, ODDS  
FAVOR PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES IN THE MORNING RATHER THAN COMPLETELY  
OVERCAST. CLOUD COVER SHOULD INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ON SATURDAY  
AND SUNDAY AS A PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVES INLAND AND BRINGS A  
30-50% CHANCE OF RAIN ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND  
HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. NOT EXPECTING SIGNIFICANT  
WINDS WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS WEEKEND.  
 
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........24 24 24 21 21 21 30 30 30 36  
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............53 56 59 61 62 64 65 64 64 63  
RH..............77 73 66 61 62 62 63 66 69 72  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 7 7 7 10 10 10 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 7 9 9 9 9 10 13 14  
 
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 14 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........36 36 35 35 35 28 28 28 28 28 28 46  
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............61 58 56 55 55 54 54 53 53 53 52 52  
RH..............75 78 81 81 80 80 80 81 81 81 81 81  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 16 16 16 18 18 18 18 18 18 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13  
 
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH  
IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 13 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........46 46 50 50 50 35 35 35 30 30 30 29  
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............52 53 53 56 58 61 62 63 64 64 64 64  
RH..............81 80 80 76 73 69 68 68 67 67 68 68  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 16 16 16 12 12 12 11 11 11 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 10 10 12 12 12 10 10 10 12 12  
 
 
FORECASTER...KRANZ  
REQUESTED BY...CAROL DAVISCOURT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2521994.0/PQR  
.DELDT 09/16/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CAROL.DAVISCOURT@USDA.GOV  
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