573  
FNUS76 KPQR 161705  
FWSPQR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MARTIN PILES...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
905 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON DECEMBER 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
A BRIEF LULL IN THE ACTIVE WEATHER TODAY BEFORE  
A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES ONSHORE THROUGH TONIGHT BRINGING  
GUSTY WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES  
INCREASE OVERNIGHT, WITH ERRATIC GUSTS POSSIBLE NEARBY. MAXIMUM  
GUSTS MOST LIKELY AROUND 40-45 MPH, HOWEVER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50  
MPH CANNOT BE RULED OUT. CALMER WEATHER RETURNS WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF  
ANOTHER STRONG SYSTEM WITH HEAVY RAIN AND WIND ON THURSDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN  
THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................3 PERCENT INCREASING TO 95 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.23 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 16 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........77 86 87 86 89 84 84 83 79  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC LKY CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20  
TEMP............53 55 55 56 57 57 58 58 57  
RH..............96 93 91 90 88 89 84 87 89  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.1 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.3 0.9 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 13  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
CWR.................95 PERCENT DECREASING TO 34 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.23 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26  
MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 26 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 33  
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST 23 TO 31 MPH OVERNIGHT DECREASING TO 18 TO  
21 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
 
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........90 90 94 98 100 100 97 90 92 88 85 84  
WEATHER COV.....LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY CHC DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RN RN RN RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 30 30  
CHC OF LTNG (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 20 20  
TEMP............57 57 57 57 57 55 54 53 48 46 43 43  
RH..............91 91 96 93 96 96 96 97 91 92 93 92  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW W W W SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 21 24 26 26 26 26 26 24 20 18 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.1 2.5 1.8 1.2 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 21 22 22 26 29 33 31 23 21 18  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................34 PERCENT DECREASING TO 16 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.17 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
16 MPH IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON  
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 9  
TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........74 66 81 64 73 71 67 73 52 68 73 73  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY CHC SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........SCH  
CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 20 20  
CHC OF LTNG (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0  
TEMP............43 41 42 43 44 45 46 46 46 48 46 46  
RH..............92 94 95 93 90 88 83 82 80 78 80 81  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 13 14 13 13 12 12 11 10 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.8 1.3 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.4 1.6 0.9 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 13 15 15 17 16 17 16 15 13 10 9  
 
 
FORECASTER...PICARD  
REQUESTED BY...SILAS BAFFA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2527808.0/PQR  
.DELDT 12/16/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SILAS_BAFFA@FWS.GOV  
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