803  
FNUS76 KPQR 051719  
FWSPQR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HERMAN CREEK PILE RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
919 AM PST THU MAR 5 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON MARCH 05.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS EXPECTED TODAY OVER THE BURN  
SITE AS WELL AS BREEZY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20-25 MPH. STEADIER RAIN RETURNS LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING,  
BECOMING SCATTERED FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS REMAIN FROM THE WEST TO  
SOUTHWEST THROUGH FRIDAY, WITH GUSTS EASING TO UP TO 20 MPH AFTER  
8 PM TONIGHT.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.  
CWR.................6 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.7 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.  
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 76 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
20-25 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 22 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........82 71 65 67  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 10 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).10 10 0 0  
TEMP............45 44 45 46  
RH..............83 82 76 75  
20 FT WIND......SW 14 SW 14 W 13 W 11  
20 FT WIND GUST.24 25 23 21  
MIX HGT (FT)....3800 3500 3400 3400  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 22 W 22 W 20 W 18  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING,  
THEN RAIN OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................4 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.  
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 85 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS 20-25 MPH  
IN THE EVENING, THEN 15-20 MPH AFTER 8PM.  
RIDGETOP...........  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 15 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........68 79 78 80 83 94  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC LIKELY DEFNTE  
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............46 46 46 46 46 46  
RH..............78 82 82 85 84 85  
20 FT WIND......SW 11 SW 10 W 8 W 8 W 8 SW 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 16 14 14 16  
MIX HGT (FT)....2300 2300 2300 2400 2500 2400  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 W 14 W 13 W 14 SW 15 SW 15  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN.  
CWR.................6 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 76 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18-20 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY (%).........86 82 86  
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE LIKELY DEFNTE  
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............46 45 48  
RH..............85 82 78  
20 FT WIND......SW 8G16 W 10G18 W 10G18  
MIX HGT (FT)....2200 3100 3100  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 SW 17 SW 17  
 

 
FORECASTER...HEC  
REQUESTED BY...LAUREN CLARK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604661.1/PQR  
.DELDT 03/05/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL LAUREN.CLARK@USDA.GOV  
 
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