431  
FNUS76 KPQR 160259  
FWSPQR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPASS FIRE...WACCC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
759 PM PDT WED JUL 15 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 PDT ON JULY 15.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
ISOLATED ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE THROUGH  
TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING  
ANYWHERE FROM 0.05-0.25 INCH OF RAIN AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING.  
STORMS ARE MOVING NORTH AND NORTHWEST. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED OUT OF THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER WITH ONSHORE FLOW ON  
THURSDAY.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 8 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........37 48 74 62 57 65 73 60 66 53  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............74 71 70 69 67 66 64 63 61 60  
RH..............61 65 68 71 74 76 78 81 85 87  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW W W W SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 8 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W NW NW W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 8 8 6 8 8 8 8  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 19 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 14 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY (%).........61 66 36  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE  
TSTM COV........S CHC  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).20 20 0  
TEMP............58 58 64  
RH..............88 84 73  
20 FT WIND......W 3G10 W 5G13 W 7G18  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1500 2200  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 9 W 9 W 12  
 
 
FORECASTER...HARTSOCK  
REQUESTED BY...WACCC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2617448.0/PQR  
.DELDT 07/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL WACCC@FIRENET.GOV,DUSTIN.FISHER@USDA.GOV,JUSTIN.ASHTON-SHARPE@USDA.GOV  
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