906  
FNUS76 KPQR 171652  
FWSPQR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DRANO PILE RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
852 AM PST MON NOV 17 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
LIGHT RAIN CONTINUES THROUGH THE DAY INTO TUE MORNING,  
WITH ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH LATE TUE. WINDS SHIFT OFFSHORE WED  
THROUGH EARLY THU AS A FRONT APPROACHES, BRINGING A RETURN OF RAIN  
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH A  
20-30% CHANCE TO EXCEED 30 MPH THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON, THEN  
DECREASING THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY.  
 
RIDGETOP WINDS REPRESENT ELEVATIONS AROUND 2000 FT.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.  
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 15 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........82 82 73 69 63 65 74 57 65  
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............48 47 48 48 49 50 49 48 48  
RH..............91 94 92 88 85 80 80 82 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 16 16 16 17 17 17 17  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..9 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 14  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 19  
MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 11 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 15 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........70 52 52 51 35 30 32 31 35 30 40 40  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............48 48 47 46 46 45 44 43 42 42 41 42  
RH..............76 73 73 76 76 75 76 76 77 79 76 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..11 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.2 1.9 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH IN  
THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH IN  
THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 20 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY (%).........40 60 58  
WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............41 43 46  
RH..............77 80 71  
20 FT WIND......W 12G19 W 11G18 W 11G17  
RIDGETOP WIND...W 13G20 W 12G19 W 12G18  
MIX HGT (FT)....1700 2700 2900  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 W 17 W 18  
 
 
FORECASTER...HALL  
REQUESTED BY...LAUREN CLARK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2526133.0/PQR  
.DELDT 11/17/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL LAUREN.CLARK@USDA.GOV,ROLAND.ROSE@USDA.GOV  
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