411  
FNUS76 KPQR 262226  
FWSPQR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH LAVA IAP...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
326 PM PDT WED AUG 26 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 PDT ON AUGUST 27.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING COOLER CONDITIONS  
AND INCREASED AFTERNOON RH VALUES THROUGH THE WEEK. EXCELLENT  
OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES. THERE IS A 10% CHANCE OF WIND GUSTS  
EXCEEDING 18 MPH BETWEEN 1600-2200 THURSDAY.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
PATCHY SMOKE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.2 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 13 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........80 86 86 76 58 48 34 22 19 8 27  
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  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............52 49 49 50 53 56 58 60 62 62 63  
RH..............90 98 98 95 86 77 72 68 62 61 62  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 11 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 14 14 14 14 14 16 16 16 17 16  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..12 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 16 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.3 1.6 2.1 2.4 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.6 3.8 3.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 9 10 10 12 13 13 13 13 13  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
PATCHY SMOKE EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
16 MPH IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 MPH IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BECOMING  
9 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 17 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........27 22 25 33  
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY  
WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............62 53 53 51  
RH..............63 86 86 89  
20 FT WIND......W 7G16 NW 6G14 NW 5G10 NW 3G7  
RIDGETOP WIND...W 7G17 NW 6G16 NW 5G12 NW 5G8  
MIX HGT (FT)....3600 500 300 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 13 NW 9 NW 6 W 7  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.  
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........65 65 54 54 54 32 32 32 19 19 19 12  
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............48 46 44 47 51 54 57 59 62 62 63 63  
RH..............92 97 100 95 86 77 71 66 62 59 59 60  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 8 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 16 16 16 18  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 1.2 2.1 3.0 3.6 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 12 13 14 14  
 

 
FORECASTER...HALL  
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT KOEHLER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2618852.43/PQR  
.DELDT 08/26/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SCOTT_KOEHLER@FIRENET.GOV  
 
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