477  
FNUS76 KPQR 152059  
FWSPQR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CANTRELL COYOTE CREEK...CASCADIA FIRE SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
159 PM PDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY-SATURDAY  
WITH NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. ONSHORE FLOW WITH LIGHT  
WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SUPPORT EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY  
RECOVERIES. SUBSIDENCE INVERSION AROUND 1-2 KFT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL  
WILL MIX OUT AFTER 0900-1100 EACH MORNING. WINDS GENERALLY REMAIN  
UNDER 5 MPH THE ENTIRE FORECAST PERIOD, STRONGEST EACH AFTERNOON.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST UNDER 2 MPH IN THE MORNING,  
BECOMING WEST 2-4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 9 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........21 21 21 15 15 15 21  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............67 70 74 77 77 78 78  
RH..............62 56 51 48 46 46 48  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 2 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 5 5 5 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.8 1.8 3.4 3.4 3.4 2.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 5 5 5 9  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST AROUND 4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST UNDER 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........21 21 14 14 14 21 21 21 27 27 27 50  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............74 70 66 64 61 59 58 57 56 55 54 53  
RH..............54 62 70 77 83 87 90 91 92 93 93 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 2.9 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 10 10 7 7 7 7 7 7 5  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE WINDS UNDER 3 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........50 50 63 63 63 24 24 24 0 0 0 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............53 54 54 57 61 64 67 70 73 74 75 77  
RH..............94 95 93 88 81 73 66 60 55 50 47 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S W W W NW NW NW N  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S S SW SW SW W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5  
   
OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24 THROUGH WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30  
 
ACCORDING TO THE 8-14 DAY OUTLOOK FROM THE NWS CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER,  
TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION BETWEEN SEP 24-30 ARE EXPECTED TO BE "NEAR  
NORMAL." AT THE SITE, "NORMAL TEMPERATURES" DURING THIS TIME FRAME ARE AROUND  
74 DEGREES F FOR THE HIGH AND 46 DEGREES FOR THE LOW, AND "NORMAL PRECIPITATION"  
IS BETWEEN 0.05-0.07" OF RAIN DAILY.  
 
 
FORECASTER...ALVIZ  
REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN C PAUL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2621951.0/PQR  
.DELDT 09/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CASCADIAFIRE@GMAIL.COM  
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