774  
FNUS76 KPQR 291356  
FWSPQR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAR TIMBER SALE PILES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
556 AM PST THU JAN 29 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 29.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS  
LIGHT FROM THE SOUTHEAST. CONDITIONS DRY OUT TONIGHT BUT RAIN  
RETURNS FRIDAY MORNING AS ANOTHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH. MILD  
TEMPERATURES TODAY AND FRIDAY. WINDS TURN MORE SOUTHERLY FRIDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........86 87 80 77 93  
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............45 47 49 51 51  
RH..............82 76 72 69 70  
20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 SE 3 SE 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 10 10 7 6  
RIDGETOP WIND...4 5 5 5 4  
MIX HGT (FT)....600 800 1100 1200 900  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 10 S 10 S 8 S 8  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
CWR.................3 PERCENT INCREASING TO 29 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.  
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........89 89 89 82 77 86  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 30  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............50 49 49 48 48 47  
RH..............73 73 71 67 65 64  
20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 4 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 8 10 10 10 7  
RIDGETOP WIND...4 4 4 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (FT)....600 600 600 600 500 600  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 SE 12 SE 13 SE 10 SE 8 S 8  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................29 PERCENT DECREASING TO 8 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.2 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........86 83 83 83 80 80 80 85 85 85 89 89  
WEATHER COV..... LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 10 10  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............45 46 47 49 50 51 51 52 51 51 51 50  
RH..............66 64 63 60 58 59 62 65 68 71 74 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 10 7 7  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S  
RIDGE WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.8 2.1 2.0 1.6 1.1 0.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 9 10 13 14 14 14 13 12 12 10 10  
 
 
FORECASTER...BATZ  
REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH SCHWEDHELM  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2601289.0/PQR  
.DELDT 01/29/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOSEPH.SCHWEDHELM@USDA.GOV  
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