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FNUS76 KPQR 130159
FWSPQR
SPOT FORECAST FOR AUSTIN FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
659 PM PDT WED AUG 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 PDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA
THROUGH THURSDAY. ONSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP DAYTIME HUMIDITIES
RELATIVELY MODERATE IN THE 40S ON THURSDAY WITH VERY GOOD
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES NEAR 100%. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT WITH
DRAINAGE FLOW DOWN THE VALLEYS OVERNIGHT WITH MAINLY NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WEAK FLOW ALONG RIDGETOPS. THERE'S A 20-25% CHANCE OF
ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS BETWEEN 1100 TO 1700 ON FRIDAY WITH A 10-14%
CHANCE OF A HEAVY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING. THE MAIN
IMPACT FROM HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS, BRIEF HEAVY RAIN, OR A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.2 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST TO WEST WIND 2 TO 5 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH THROUGH 2300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........27 40 53 57 64 66 71 69 63 78 74
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........
CWR.............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
TEMP............63 59 58 57 56 56 55 55 54 52 52
RH..............77 83 87 88 91 93 96 97 99 99 98
20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W W W N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 7 6 6 5 4 2 2 2 2
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW W W W W W N N N N N
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 1.9 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH, BECOMING
NORTHWEST AFTER 1300.
RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 15 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 8
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........69 54 40 25 17 13 5 11 15 16 23 23
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
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 10 0
TEMP............52 51 53 57 65 69 74 76 77 78 76 75
RH..............100 100 100 86 74 62 51 49 45 49 53 58
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NE NE N NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 2 2 4 5 6 6 7 8 7
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N N N N NE NE N NW NW NW NW
RIDGE WIND SPD..1 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.8 1.4 2.3 3.5 4.4 5.1 5.4 4.7 4.1 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E E E E E N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 6 7 7 6 6 7 7 8 8
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.6 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......95-100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
5 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........23 23 21 21 21 22 22 22 30 30 30 44
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS ARS PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............74 70 65 62 61 59 58 57 55 53 53 53
RH..............59 65 73 78 80 84 87 92 94 95 96 96
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 6 6 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 2.4 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NW NW NW NW W SW S W SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 5
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN BETWEEN 1100 TO 1700.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.12 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 9 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........44 44 13 13 13 38 38 38 38 38 38 26
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... 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 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
TEMP............51 53 55 61 66 72 74 75 77 76 76 75
RH..............98 98 95 85 71 59 53 50 50 52 55 60
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 7 7 7
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
RIDGE WIND SPD..2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 4.7 4.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.W N NE NE NE SE SE SE SW SW SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 9 9 9 9
FORECASTER...HEC
REQUESTED BY...SHANE CLIFTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619584.0/PQR
.DELDT 08/12/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SHANE.D.CLIFTON@USDA.GOV
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