278  
FNUS76 KPQR 101541  
FWSPQR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TUALATIN PILE...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
841 AM PDT TUE MAR 10 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 10.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
MOSTLY DRY THIS MORNING WITH JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. RAIN SHOWER COVERAGE WILL INCREASE QUICKLY AROUND 12-2 PM  
THIS AFTERNOON, CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE FROM  
THE SOUTH LESS THAN 5 MPH THIS MORNING, INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH  
THIS AFTERNOON. AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER BRINGS MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN  
OVER THE BURN SITE LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH BREEZY WINDS.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING,  
THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 42 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.9 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHERLY WINDS BELOW 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5  
TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 18  
TO 21 MPH AFTER 11 AM.  
 
TIME (PDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........74 79 72 78 83 92 87 81 82  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC LKY DEF DEF LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RS RN RN RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 40  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............37 40 43 44 46 47 47 47 48  
RH..............92 89 83 78 76 76 77 78 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 8 10 13 14 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.4 1.9 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 10 15 16 17 20 21 18  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.  
CWR.................42 PERCENT INCREASING TO 73 PERCENT EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.9 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 16 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........88 95 90 93 92 84 88 89 95 98 99 97  
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 70  
CHC OF LTNG (%).10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............47 45 44 43 43 43 43 43 43 42 43 43  
RH..............83 87 89 90 93 93 95 95 95 96 96 95  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.2 0.9 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 16 15 15 16 16 15 15 15 15  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.  
CWR.................73 PERCENT INCREASING TO 96 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.3 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 90 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 24  
TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........94 93 96 97 98 92 96 100 98 96 91 100  
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 100  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............43 44 44 45 45 46 49 49 52 52 52 53  
RH..............94 94 96 94 97 97 94 94 92 94 90 91  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 8 8 10 11 12 12 12 11 11  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 16 17 18 21 21 21 22 21 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.0 2.0 2.1 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 17 21 21 22 23 26 25 24 25 25 26  
 

 
FORECASTER...HEC  
REQUESTED BY...SILAS BAFFA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605320.0/PQR  
.DELDT 03/10/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SILAS_BAFFA@FWS.GOV  
 
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