361  
FNUS76 KPQR 160138  
FWSPQR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOC - ALDRICH BUTTE FIRE...WAPCC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
638 PM PDT WED JUL 15 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 PDT ON JULY 15.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
ISOLATED ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS  
EVENING. 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.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................4 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.19 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 10 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........40 35 55 87 52 65 71 73 63 67 48  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............85 79 75 74 73 71 69 67 66 63 62  
RH..............52 59 64 68 72 75 78 81 83 85 86  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 12 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W SW W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 8 8 8 8 10 8 8 10 10  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................3 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.19 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 17 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY (%).........55 62 32  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE  
TSTM COV........S CHC  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).20 10 0  
TEMP............60 64 72  
RH..............87 78 69  
20 FT WIND......SW 8G14 W 10G18 W 14G21  
MIX HGT (FT)....700 2000 2700  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 10 W 13 W 17  
 
 
FORECASTER...HARTSOCK  
REQUESTED BY...WAPCC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2617443.0/PQR  
.DELDT 07/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL PCDISPATCH@DNR.WA.GOV  
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