991
FNUS76 KPQR 071215
FWSPQR
SPOT FORECAST FOR KING RX...USFS GPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
515 AM PDT THU MAY 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OVERHEAD MAINTAINS WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS. NOCTURNAL INVERSION NEAR 500 FT EXPECTED TO BREAK BY
0900-1000 AS THE MIXED LAYER DEEPENS TO 3-4 KFT, THEN REDEVELOP
BY 1900-2000 EACH EVENING. WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 10-15 THROUGH THE
CENTRAL COLUMBIA GORGE OVERNIGHT AND IN THE MORNING WILL INCREASE
TO 20-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........26 16 14 10 9 14 14 19 21 15 18 22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE- - - - - - - - - - -
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 46 48 54 60 63 66 68 70 70 71 69
RH..............66 63 55 41 33 30 28 27 27 27 27 29
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.13 11 10 10 11 11 11 13 14 14 17 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.3 1.9 2.5 3.0 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.0 2.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 7 7 10 8 8 10 12 13 14 15
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
18 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT,
THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 17 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........19 30 29 43 74 66 62 45 62 67 75 90
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE- - - - - - - - - - -
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............69 65 58 55 52 50 49 48 47 47 47 46
RH..............32 39 47 53 57 60 61 62 62 62 62 63
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW W NW W W W NW W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 14 14 13 11 11 11 11 12 13 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W NW NW NW W W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 12 10 10 9 8 9 10 12 12 13 14
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 24
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........90 90 81 81 81 78 78 78 4 4 4 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE- - - - - - - - - - -
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 47 50 56 59 59 60 63 64 65 65 64
RH..............63 65 62 50 43 41 38 37 34 35 36 38
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 19 19 19 20 20 20 22 22 22 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.3 1.8 2.2 2.6 2.9 3.4 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W W W W W W W NW W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 14 16 17 17 18 20 21 21 21 23
FORECASTER...PICARD
REQUESTED BY...DAVID HEUPEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613004.0/PQR
.DELDT 05/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DAVID.HEUPEL@USDA.GOV,ANDREW.MYHRA@USDA.GOV
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