646  
FNUS76 KPQR 091303  
FWSPQR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RESERVATION RIDGE 2026...CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF GRAND RONDE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
603 AM PDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0628 PDT ON OCTOBER 09.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY,  
BRINGING CHANCES FOR LIGHT RAIN WITH BREEZY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.  
THERE IS A 20-30% CHANCE FOR PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 25-30 MPH TODAY.  
ONSHORE FLOW AND RAIN WILL SUPPORT ELEVATED RHS EACH AFTERNOON  
WITH EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. WINDS WEAKEN ON  
SATURDAY AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF RAIN.  
CWR.................3 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.2 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.  
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 2 TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 4 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........77 79 85 78 85 86 83 89 86 77 69 49  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN  
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............50 49 50 51 53 55 55 55 57 57 57 56  
RH..............100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 86 74 68 67  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 6 8 10 11 12 13 14 14 16 14  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 7 9 10 11 11 11 11 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.4 1.5 2.4 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.2 2.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 9 14 15 17 18 18 18 18 17  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 24 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING WEAKENING  
TO 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........56 57 53 25 39 54 30 35 41 45 46 60  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY SCH SCH PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG RNF RNF FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10  
TEMP............53 51 48 47 46 46 45 44 44 43 42 42  
RH..............69 78 86 92 93 95 98 98 99 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 11 10 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..12 11 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 12 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. PATCHY FOG EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.8 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 1 TO 2 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 57 57 57 40  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN 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 (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0  
TEMP............41 41 41 43 46 49 51 53 54 55 55 56  
RH..............100 100 100 100 100 91 78 73 71 67 66 68  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 7  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.6 1.6 2.2 2.7 2.8 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.4 2.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W W NW NW W NW NW NW W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 7 8 8 9 8 9 9 10 10 8  
 
 
FORECASTER...ALVIZ  
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW PUERINI  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2623079.4/PQR  
.DELDT 10/09/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ANDREW.PUERINI@GRANDRONDE.ORG  
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