521
FNUS76 KPQR 121757
FWSPQR
SPOT FORECAST FOR DRANO PILE RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
957 AM PST WED NOV 12 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
OFFSHORE FLOW TODAY AHEAD OF AN INCOMING FRONT THAT
WILL ARRIVE ON THURSDAY. THERE WILL GENERALLY BE ELEVATED WINDS
WITH GUSTS GREATER THAN 20 MPH WITH AROUND A 10% CHANCE OF GUSTS
UP TO 30 MPH BETWEEN 2000-2300. THESE HIGHER WINDS WILL GENERALLY
BE MORE FOCUSED JUST TO THE WEST OF THE BURN AREA. WINDS INCREASE
ONCE MORE ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF THE FRONT WHICH WILL BRING LIGHT
PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA. THE CHALLENGE WILL BE THE DRY LOWER
ATMOSPHERE WHICH COULD EVAPORATE PRECIPITATION BEFORE REACHING THE
GROUND. WINDS TURN WESTERLY AFTER 0500 THURSDAY WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
25 MPH ALONG RIDGETOPS.
RIDGETOP WINDS REPRESENT ELEVATIONS AROUND 2000 FT.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE (LESS THAN 15% CHANCE)
OF RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 MPH.
TIME (PST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........85 78 80 82 76 66 81 85
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............48 49 52 53 53 54 53 53
RH..............86 84 81 76 76 76 76 75
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 11 10 10 7 7 8
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E
RIDGE WIND SPD..9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING, THEN RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 11 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH AFTER
3 AM.
RIDGETOP...........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
MPH AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........78 93 91 89 84 83 82 80 80 84 96 96
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............53 52 52 51 50 50 50 49 49 48 48 47
RH..............73 73 71 74 75 75 76 77 76 81 80 79
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.8 11 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 17 17 17
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E S S SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 12 12
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
CWR.................11 PERCENT INCREASING TO 33 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.8 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 17
MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 17
MPH AFTER 3 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........96 98 98
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0
TEMP............48 48 53
RH..............80 93 86
20 FT WIND......E 9G17 E 9G14 E 6G12
RIDGETOP WIND...SW 8G18 SW 9G20 SW 9G20
MIX HGT (FT)....1500 1600 1700
TRANSPORT WIND..E 12 E 10 SE 9
FORECASTER...MUESSLE
REQUESTED BY...LAUREN CLARK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 11/12/25
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