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FNUS76 KPQR 171646
FWSPQR
SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRKWOOD PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
846 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON DECEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
TODAY WILL SEE SOME SHOWERS OF RAIN, WITH GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE
AROUND THEM. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1.5 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
WINDS ALSO INCREASE ON THURSDAY FROM THE SOUTH TO THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO
25-30 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE
MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................7 PERCENT INCREASING TO 25 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.
TIME (PST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........56 82 82 59 73 69 69 69 69
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RN RW RW RW RW RW RW RN
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 30
CHC OF LTNG (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0
TEMP............44 45 46 46 47 47 48 47 46
RH..............91 87 87 84 82 82 81 83 85
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW S S SW S S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 9 9 8 8 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 16 16 16 14 13 11 10
RIDGE WIND DIR..M M M M M M M M M
RIDGE WIND SPD..M M M M M M M M M
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.5 1.9 2.5 2.4 1.9 2.0 1.2 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 18 18 18 17 16 15 13
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING, THEN RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT INCREASING TO 99 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.2 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........74 80 73 74 79 87 89 91 92 94 96 96
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC LKY DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 100 100
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 45 44 44 43 43 42 42 42 41 42 42
RH..............87 85 88 87 87 88 88 88 90 89 92 95
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 14
RIDGE WIND DIR..M M M M M M M M M M M M
RIDGE WIND SPD..M M M M M M M M M M M M
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 10 10 10 9 10 10 12 12 13 14
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
CWR.................99 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.9 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28
MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 15 TO 17 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 28 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 24
TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........97 98 97 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
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.............100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............42 43 44 45 47 50 53 54 55 56 56 56
RH..............97 97 100 100 100 99 100 99 96 95 93 94
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 11 13 14 15 15 16 17 16 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 19 22 22 25 26 28 28 26 26 26
RIDGE WIND DIR..M M M M M M M M M M M M
RIDGE WIND SPD..M M M M M M M M M M M M
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 15 17 17 21 25 26 26 26 25 24
FORECASTER...FRANSEN
REQUESTED BY...SILAS BAFFA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2527878.0/PQR
.DELDT 12/17/25
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.EMAIL SILAS_BAFFA@FWS.GOV
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