180
FNUS76 KPQR 072147
FWSPQR
SPOT FORECAST FOR AUSTIN FIRE...IMT3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
247 PM PDT WED OCT 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 PDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY
WITH LIGHT EAST WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING CHANCES FOR RAIN
LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING WITH AROUND A 20-30%
CHANCE FOR 0.25 INCH OF RAINFALL. NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AS WELL WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AT RIDGETOPS. CHANCES
FOR RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUE THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST DRAINAGE WINDS AROUND 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........EAST 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO
8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (PDT) 7 AM 11 AM 3 PM
SKY (%).........10 2 1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0
TEMP............52 65 75
RH..............54 42 32
20 FT WIND......E 3G4 NE 1G2 NW 4G8
RIDGETOP WIND...E 7G12 NE 2G3 NW 9G16
MIX HGT (FT)....300 1100 1900
TRANSPORT WIND..E 6 N 3 NW 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 6 MPH
IN THE LATE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY (%).........11 27 38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0
TEMP............70 59 53
RH..............46 59 66
20 FT WIND......NW 2G7 SW 1G4 SW 3G5
RIDGETOP WIND...NW 8G14 SW 4G8 W 5G9
MIX HGT (FT)....500 200 200
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7 SW 6 W 7
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.4 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33 33 48 48 48 57 57 57 57 57 57 70
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 49 48 49 51 51 52 53 53 53 52 51
RH..............78 81 83 82 80 78 77 77 79 81 84 86
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 6 6 6 12 12 12 14 14 14 14
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 10 10 10 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 8 8 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
FORECASTER...HARTSOCK
REQUESTED BY...SITL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 10/07/26
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