947  
FNUS76 KPQR 071621  
FWSPQR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH RX...USDA FS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
921 AM PDT THU MAY 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 07.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN DRY CONDITIONS. A SHALLOW  
500-1000 FT NOCTURNAL INVERSION WILL DEVELOP BY 1900-2100 TONIGHT,  
THEN EXPECTED TO MIX OUT BY 0500-0700 FRI. MODERATE OVERNIGHT  
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70 TO 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 TO 40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 9 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........15 19 8 3 3 2 0 1 3  
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............55 59 60 64 66 68 70 68 68  
RH..............63 53 50 47 42 39 37 38 38  
20 FT WIND DIR..N W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 2 4 6 6 6 7 8 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 4 6 8 10 10 10 11 11  
RIDGE WIND DIR..N W W W W NW NW NW NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..2 3 5 6 6 6 7 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 2.1 2.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47 TO 49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........72 TO 76 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO  
5 MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........3 20 22 32 24 10 11 4 11 22 30 61  
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............68 65 62 59 56 54 53 51 49 49 48 47  
RH..............39 44 50 54 59 62 65 66 68 70 71 72  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW SE SE SE SE S S N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 7 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW SE SE SE SE S S N N  
RIDGE WIND SPD..7 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W S S SW SW SW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 3 5  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65 TO 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........83 75 52 60 79 53 13 4 1 1 3 18  
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............48 49 50 53 55 57 60 62 63 65 65 65  
RH..............72 70 66 59 53 46 42 39 37 36 37 38  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N W W W W W W W W W NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 5 6 8 11 11 11 11 11  
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N W W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.1 1.7 1.8 2.3 3.0 3.4 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 5 6 6 6 7 9 9 9 10 9  
 
 
FORECASTER...HALL  
REQUESTED BY...KENYAN KING  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2613074.0/PQR  
.DELDT 05/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KENYAN.KING@USDA.GOV  
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