868
FNUS76 KPQR 082355
FWSPQR
SPOT FORECAST FOR AUSTIN FIRE...IMT3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
455 PM PDT THU OCT 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 PDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
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 15 MPH AT RIDGETOPS. CHANCES
FOR RAIN SHOWERS LINGER INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP...........
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 5 PM
SKY (%).........4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0
CHC OF LTNG (%).0
TEMP............73
RH..............40
20 FT WIND......NW 4G8
RIDGETOP WIND...NW 6G11
MIX HGT (FT)....1300
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY (%).........8 42 36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0
TEMP............71 59 53
RH..............47 63 75
20 FT WIND......NW 3G6 S 1G2 NW 2G4
RIDGETOP WIND...NW 5G10 NW 3G5 NW 2G4
MIX HGT (FT)....600 300 300
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7 W 5 W 7
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. CHANCE OF
RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.4 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, GUSTS UP
TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 16 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........55 71 82 83 73 71 80 90 88 93 87 88
WEATHER COV..... CHC LKY DEF LKY LKY CHC CHC
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............48 47 47 47 48 52 53 53 53 51 51 50
RH..............90 93 97 100 97 89 90 92 99 100 100 100
20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W SW W W W W W NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 6 8 10 13 14 14 14 13 12 12
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW W W W W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 4
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.7 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W W W W W W W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 9 10 14 15 15 16 15 15 16
FORECASTER...BATZ
REQUESTED BY...SITL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 10/08/26
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