809
FNUS76 KPQR 061200
FWSPQR
SPOT FORECAST FOR KING RX...USFS GPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
500 AM PDT WED MAY 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL MAINTAIN DRY CONDITIONS.
SHALLOW NOCTURNAL INVERSIONS NEAR 500 FT WILL BREAK BY 0900-1000
AS THE MIXED LAYER DEEPENS TO 3-4 KFT, THEN RE-FORM BY 1800-2000.
INCREASING WEST WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY THROUGH THE COLUMBIA
GORGE, WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE OF GUSTS REACHING AT LEAST 25 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, EASING SLIGHTLY TO 15-20 MPH ON THURSDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN
BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 10 5 10 8 19 21 20 20 35 44 58
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE- - - - - - - - - - -
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 52 54 57 62 63 64 65 66 66 66 65
RH..............73 74 68 57 50 47 45 46 44 44 45 45
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W SW W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 12
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 17 17 18 19 20 21 23 25 26
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.3 1.9 2.2 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W NW W W NW NW NW W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 8 9 10 12 13 15 15 17 17 20
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 33 MPH
DECREASING TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........56 70 67 77 72 85 81 73 80 86 71 53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE- - - - - - - - - - -
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............64 61 57 55 54 52 51 50 49 48 47 46
RH..............46 50 53 58 58 60 59 60 61 61 57 56
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..12 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 6
20 FT WIND GUST.26 25 25 25 24 24 24 23 24 21 19 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 17 15 15 15 16 16 16 15 13 12 10
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN
BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH EARLY
IN THE MORNING THEN 25 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........53 53 29 29 29 10 10 10 24 24 24 78
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE- - - - - - - - - - -
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 45 48 51 56 57 60 61 63 63 63 62
RH..............54 51 47 36 31 30 30 30 30 31 32 34
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 14 14 14 14 14 14 17 17 17 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.1 1.6 2.3 2.7 3.2 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.2 2.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 10 10 10 13 13 13 15 15 15
FORECASTER...PICARD
REQUESTED BY...DAVID HEUPEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612866.0/PQR
.DELDT 05/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DAVID.HEUPEL@USDA.GOV
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