544  
FNUS76 KPQR 252215  
FWSPQR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH LAVA IAP...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
315 PM PDT TUE AUG 25 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 PDT ON AUGUST 26.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
SLIGHT COOLING TREND THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK  
WITH HIGH OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AND MINIMUM RH VALUES  
FALLING TO AROUND 45-55%. ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING BREEZY WESTERLY  
WINDS EACH AFTERNOON/EVENING WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15-20 MPH.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.  
PATCHY SMOKE.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 12 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........26 18 14 19 21 17 17 18 14 11 21  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY ARS ARS ARS  
WEATHER TYPE.... SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............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  
TEMP............51 50 53 56 59 63 66 68 69 70 69  
RH..............90 94 84 77 67 61 55 52 48 48 47  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 8 10 10 12 13 14 14 14 14  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 1.0 1.4 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 12 12  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
PATCHY SMOKE.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH  
IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 12 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........21 47 49 57  
WEATHER COV.....AREAS PATCHY  
WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE SMOKE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............69 59 59 57  
RH..............49 67 71 79  
20 FT WIND......W 6G14 W 5G10 W 4G10 W 3G7  
RIDGETOP WIND...W 8G16 W 6G11 W 5G10 W 4G8  
MIX HGT (FT)....2900 300 300 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 W 7 W 6 W 7  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.2 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.  
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 14 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........72 72 63 63 63 59 59 59 32 32 32 25  
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............53 51 48 49 51 52 54 57 59 60 62 63  
RH..............84 92 100 100 96 90 84 77 70 63 59 57  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 10 10 10 14 14 14 16 16 16 17  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 10 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.8 1.3 1.3 1.3 3.1 3.1 3.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 8 8 8 10 10 10 13 13 13 14  
 
 
FORECASTER...HARTSOCK  
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT KOEHLER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2618852.41/PQR  
.DELDT 08/25/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SCOTT_KOEHLER@FIRENET.GOV  
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