880
FNUS76 KPQR 270002
FWSPQR
SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND PRAIRIE...USFS WIF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
502 PM PDT WED AUG 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
STRENGTHENING ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUING INTO THE
WEEKEND WILL BRING STEADILY COOLER TEMPERATURE THROUGH SATURDAY.
EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY, ESPECIALLY AT THE VALLEY FLOOR,
IS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. DIURNAL WINDS WILL PERSIST,
RISING OUT OF THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE DAY, THEN TURNING
DOWNSLOPE BENEATH THE NOCTURNAL INVERSION.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 5PM
SKY (%).........23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0
CHC OF LTNG (%).0
TEMP............81
RH..............35
20 FT WIND DIR..NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6
20 FT WIND GUST.10
RIDGE WIND DIR..W
RIDGE WIND SPD..8
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT IN
THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 2 TO
3 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........33 55 63 84 74 62 64 62 54 52 51 59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
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............80 78 72 68 66 64 63 61 60 58 57 56
RH..............38 42 50 58 66 71 73 78 81 84 89 92
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 8 7 7 6 5 2 2 2 2 2
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW N N N N N N NE NE N NW NW
RIDGE WIND SPD..7 6 6 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 2.6 1.4 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N NW N N N N N N NE NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 7 6 5 5 3 3 2 2 3
FORECASTER...PICARD
REQUESTED BY...OREIC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620644.0/PQR
.DELDT 08/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JAIME.GARCIA@USDA.GOV,OREIC@FIRENET.GOV
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