024  
FNUS76 KPQR 161352  
FWSPQR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NESTUCCA RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
652 AM PDT WED SEP 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
WEAK ONSHORE FLOW RETURNS THU, BRINGING COOLER  
TEMPERATURES AND IMPROVING AFTERNOON RH THROUGH THE WEEK INTO THE  
WEEKEND. EXPECT A SHALLOW INVERSION THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY, NOT  
EXPECTED TO MIX OUT.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3  
TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........6 6 30 30 30 19 19 19 38  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............61 65 67 67 68 69 70 68 67  
RH..............77 71 71 73 73 73 74 75 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW NW NW W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.7 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.4 1.3 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 3 6 7 7 7 7 8  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT BY  
LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 7  
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........38 38 49 49 49 75 75 75 89 89 89 93  
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............65 63 60 59 58 57 57 57 57 57 57 57  
RH..............82 87 92 93 94 95 95 94 94 94 93 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........93 93 86 86 86 68 68 68 35 35 35 21  
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............57 57 57 59 60 62 63 64 65 65 64 64  
RH..............92 92 91 89 87 85 83 82 80 80 80 80  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N S S S SW SW SW W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 7  
 
 
FORECASTER...HALL  
REQUESTED BY...CHARLES CROSS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2621934.0/PQR  
.DELDT 09/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHARLES.E.CROSS@USDA.GOV  
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