777  
FNUS76 KPQR 261258  
FWSPQR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH LAVA IAP...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
558 AM PDT WED AUG 26 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON AUGUST 26.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING COOLER CONDITIONS  
AND BETTER AFTERNOON RH VALUES. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH MIN  
RH VALUES AROUND 45%. EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.  
PATCHY SMOKE LATE IN THE MORNING THEN AREAS  
OF SMOKE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46 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 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 12 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........29 32 26 26 25 30 33 30 19 15 28 32  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY ARS ARS ARS ARS  
WEATHER TYPE.... SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK  
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............54 52 50 53 56 59 63 66 68 68 69 68  
RH..............84 91 95 85 77 68 61 55 51 48 48 46  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 14  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.5 1.1 1.4 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 10 10 12 12  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
AREAS OF SMOKE EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
PATCHY SMOKE EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................2 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING WEST AROUND 8  
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........24 56 57 68  
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............68 59 59 57  
RH..............48 67 70 77  
20 FT WIND......W 6G13 W 4G8 W 4G8 W 4G7  
RIDGETOP WIND...W 8G16 W 6G10 W 6G10 W 5G8  
MIX HGT (FT)....2600 400 400 300  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 10 W 7 W 6 W 6  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
PATCHY SMOKE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................2 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 18 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 23 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 14 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........78 78 81 81 81 58 58 58 37 37 37 30  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE.... SMK SMK SMK SMK  
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............54 51 48 49 50 52 56 57 58 62 62 62  
RH..............82 90 99 100 99 90 80 74 70 62 60 59  
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 7 7 7 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 14 14 14 16 16 16 18 18 18 18  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..8 8 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 12 11 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.1 1.3 1.7 2.1 2.7 3.7 4.2 4.3 4.8 4.7 4.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 13 12 13 14  
 
 
FORECASTER...BATZ  
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT KOEHLER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2618852.42/PQR  
.DELDT 08/26/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SCOTT_KOEHLER@FIRENET.GOV  
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