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FNUS76 KPQR 031232
FWSPQR
SPOT FORECAST FOR CASCADE HEAD NON-BROADCAST BURN...OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY IN SUPPORT OF A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
532 AM PDT FRI APR 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY THROUGH
THE WEEKEND WITH NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ON THE HORIZON. LIGHT WINDS
THIS MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME NORTHERLY BY THE MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON AS A SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS. THAT SAID, WIND SPEEDS DO NOT
LOOK PARTICULARLY STRONG AND WILL LIKELY STAY UNDER 10-15 MPH
THROUGH 3 PM. WINDS MAY INCREASE SLIGHTLY BETWEEN 3-8 PM, CLOSER
TO 15 MPH, ESPECIALLY ON RIDGETOPS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........EAST WINDS AROUND 5-6 MPH IN THE MORNING,
BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON AROUND 8-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 2 TO
9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO
12 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (PDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........60 45 29 22 12 2 8 5 1 15 19
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............44 45 46 49 51 52 53 53 54 53 53
RH..............83 80 80 74 73 72 74 73 75 77 77
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E NW NW NW N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 3 2 2 2 4 5 6 9 11
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 10 13 15
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E E NW NW NW N N N N
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 5 5 4 4 4 6 8 10 12 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.9 1.9 2.3 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE E SE N NW N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 5 2 2 3 5 7 9 12 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........23 15 10 9 9 7 7 11 10 11 10 17
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............53 51 50 49 49 48 48 48 48 47 48 47
RH..............81 82 85 87 88 88 88 88 87 87 86 85
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N NE NE N
20 FT WIND SPD..12 11 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 6
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 12 11 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N NE NE N
RIDGE WIND SPD..14 14 13 12 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 15 14 12 10 8 9 10 9 9 9
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........17 17 15 15 15 18 18 18 14 14 14 36
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............48 48 48 50 53 55 56 57 59 59 59 60
RH..............85 84 83 81 79 77 77 77 77 77 78 78
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 11
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 14
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE N N N N N N N
RIDGE WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 12 13 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 9 10 10 12 13 14 15 15 15
FORECASTER...KRANZ
REQUESTED BY...BAYARD MCLEOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608283.4/PQR
.DELDT 04/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BAYARD.D.MCLEOD@ODF.OREGON.GOV,CDUNN@TNC.ORG
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