502  
FNUS76 KPQR 160110  
FWSPQR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RD 4690/4691FIRE...WACCC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
610 PM PDT WED JUL 15 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 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. 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.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
CWR.................7 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.23 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE EVENING.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........57 59 65 49 51 68 61 60 63 59 63 23  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).20 20 20 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 10  
TEMP............75 73 68 64 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55  
RH..............55 59 63 65 67 69 73 77 80 81 82 82  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NW S W W N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S  
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.4 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N NE N N W NE NE W E W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 8 8 6 8 8 7 7 7 7  
 
 
 
FORECASTER...HARTSOCK  
REQUESTED BY...WACCC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2617440.0/PQR  
.DELDT 07/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL WACCC@FIRENET.GOV,DUSTIN.FISHER@USDA.GOV,JUSTIN.ASHTON-SHARPE@USDA.GOV  
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