194  
FNUS76 KPQR 061421  
FWSPQR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH 23...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
721 AM PDT WED MAY 6 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 06.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL MAINTAIN DRY CONDITIONS.  
A NOCTURNAL INVERSION THIS MORNING WILL BREAK BY 1000-1200. ANOTHER  
NOCTURNAL INVERSION WILL RE-FORM AT 2000-2300 TONIGHT, THEN BREAK  
BY 1000-1200 THURSDAY. TODAY AND THURSDAY, AFTERNOONS WILL HAVE  
BRIEF PERIODS OF CLEAR SKIES.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70 TO 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43 TO 49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 9 TO  
10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........27 20 14 5 5 11 15 26 29  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............57 60 62 65 68 68 69 70 69  
RH..............68 62 57 54 50 49 47 47 46  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 4 5 7 8 8 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 4 6 7 10 13 13 12 12  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW W W W W W NW NW NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..3 4 6 7 9 10 10 10 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.9 2.1 2.5 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 2.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W W W NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 5 6 9 10 10 10 9  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48 TO 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........81 TO 86 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO  
5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........35 41 43 51 48 48 48 46 51 56 44 51  
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............69 68 65 61 58 56 55 53 52 51 50 50  
RH..............46 52 58 64 70 74 77 79 81 82 82 82  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W SW N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 6 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW W SW N N N N N N N  
RIDGE WIND SPD..9 8 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 1.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW SW S S SW S SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69 TO 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 39 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP...........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 8 TO 11 MPH LATE IN THE  
MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........51 51 22 22 22 8 8 8 3 3 3 2  
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............49 51 53 56 60 62 65 67 68 69 69 69  
RH..............79 76 72 61 54 47 44 40 38 37 37 37  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 1 1 6 6 6 6 6 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 4 4 4 10 10 10 11 11 11 11  
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N W W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..0 1 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 8 9 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.9 1.6 2.3 2.9 4.3 4.5 4.2 4.5 4.2 3.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE SE S SW W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 5 6 7 7 9 9 9 10 10 12  
 

 
FORECASTER...HALL  
REQUESTED BY...SEQUOIA GJERDE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2612847.0/PQR  
.DELDT 05/06/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SEQUOIA.GJERDE@USDA.GOV,MATTHEW.PEDERSON@USDA.GOV  
 
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