164  
FNUS76 KPQR 152304  
FWSPQR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 185 MF INC#ORWIF-260185...USFS WIF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
404 PM PDT WED JUL 15 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 PDT ON JULY 15.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
ISOLATED ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH AT  
LEAST 2000 PDT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING ANYWHERE FROM  
0.05-0.25 INCH OF RAIN AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. STORMS ARE MOVING  
NORTH TO NORTHWEST. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED OUT OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LINGERING SHOWERS OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING  
WITH LESS THAN A 10% CHANCE OF THUNDER AFTER SUNRISE. COOLER WITH  
ONSHORE FLOW ON THURSDAY.  
 
*RIDGETOP WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT AROUND 6000 FT  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................2 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.12 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST  
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED  
GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........16 33  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).10 10  
TEMP............69 68  
RH..............48 50  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................2 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.10-15 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT EXCEPT IN THUNDERSTORMS.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH  
AROUND SUNRISE.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST AFTER 3 AM.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM  
SKY (%).........24 47 45  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).10 10 0  
TEMP............68 58 54  
RH..............54 66 72  
20 FT WIND......NW 5G10 NW 3G7 NE 2G4  
RIDGETOP WIND...SE SE S  
MIX HGT (FT)....2200 500 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 8 NW 7 N 5  
 
 
FORECASTER...MUESSLE  
REQUESTED BY...OREICC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2617433.0/PQR  
.DELDT 07/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL OREIC@FIRENET.GOV,JAIME.GARCIA@USDA.GOV  
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