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FNUS76 KPQR 161200
FWSPQR
SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH LAVA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
500 AM PDT WED SEP 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WARMING AND DRYING TODAY, ALONG WITH A THERMAL TROUGH
BRINGING BREEZY WINDS OUT OF THE EAST. WARMER, DRIER, AND RETURNED
WEAK WINDS OUT OF THE WEST BY THU AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON RH WILL REMAIN
ABOVE 30% TODAY AND THU. MODERATE OVERNIGHT RH TONIGHT WILL BECOME
EXCELLENT INTO THU AND FRI NIGHT. CURRENT INVERSION WILL MIX OUT BY
0900. EXPECT ANOTHER SHALLOW INVERSION FROM 1900 TODAY TO 0900 THU.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 27
MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME GUSTS TO 20 MPH
BY NOON.
RIDGETOP...........EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY
LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 15 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS TO 23 MPH UNTIL
THE EARLY MORNING.
RIDGETOP...........EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
BECOMING 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY
LATE EVENING, THEN BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY EARLY MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 14 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST 8 TO 10 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
BECOMING WEST 4 TO 7 MPH MPH BY NOON, THEN
BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY
LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.
FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN SCOTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2621427.7/PQR
.DELDT 09/16/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KEITH.MCMILLEN@USDA.GOV,BRIAN.SCOTT@USDA.GOV
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