494  
FNUS76 KPQR 052052  
FWSPQR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH LAVA IAP...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
152 PM PDT WED AUG 5 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON AUGUST 06.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST. INCREASING ONSHORE  
FLOW WILL BRING WESTERLY WINDS LATE THIS WEEK WITH GUSTS UP TO 20  
MPH BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MODERATE RH RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED  
THURSDAY NIGHT NEAR RIDGETOP.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25-27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........6 10 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 3 5  
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS ARS PTY PTY PTY PTY ARS ARS ARS ARS  
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK  
TSTM COV........  
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............62 61 60 65 69 72 75 79 81 82 83 82  
RH..............49 52 55 46 44 40 36 32 29 27 27 27  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 8 7 6 8 10 10 11 12 12 12  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY SMOKE.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........59-61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........5 22 11 15  
WEATHER COV.....AREAS PATCHY PATCHY  
WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............81 71 68 65  
RH..............29 43 44 49  
20 FT WIND......W 6G12 W 4G10 NW 4G8 NW 4G8  
RIDGETOP WIND...W 10G18 W 8G12 NW 6G10 W 5G9  
MIX HGT (FT)....2500 300 300 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 10 W 8 NW 7 W 7  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29-31 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 12 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY (%).........10 5 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............61 66 78  
RH..............54 50 32  
20 FT WIND......W 4G7 W 4G8 W 7G14  
RIDGETOP WIND...W 6G10 W 6G10 W 10G18  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 2900  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 W 6 W 10  
 

 
FORECASTER...HARTSOCK  
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW MYHRA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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.DELDT 08/05/26  
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.EMAIL ANDREW.MYHRA@USDA.GOV  
 
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