Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
888 FNUS76 KPQR 210057 FWSPQR Spot Forecast for Crale Timber Sale Unit #2...USFS National Weather Service Portland OR 557 PM PDT Mon May 20 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1800 PDT on May 20. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...The area could see patchy fog or frost early Tuesday morning due to the clear skies and calm winds overnight. Otherwise, Tuesday will be mostly dry with increasing cloud cover as the next frontal system approaches the region. By Tuesday night, the front will push through and return light rain to the area through Wednesday morning. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy in the morning with patchy fog and frost. Mostly cloudy in the afternoon with rain showers. CWR.................5 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....58 to 62. Min humidity........65 to 70 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Upslope winds 1 to 3 mph in the morning, becoming northwest 3 to 5 mph in the afternoon. Ridgetop...........Northwest winds 3 to 6 mph, becoming more westerly in the afternoon. Mixing height.......2000 to 2500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 to 15 mph. Haines Index........2 (very low). Haines Index (Mid)..3 (very low). .TUESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Rain showers. CWR.................45 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....39 to 42. Max humidity........95 to 100 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......West winds 3 to 6 mph. Ridgetop...........West winds 4 to 7 mph. Gusts to 15 mph, mainly after midnight. Mixing height.......500 to 1000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 10 to 15 mph. Haines Index........3 (very low). Haines Index (Mid)..3 (very low). .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning, then decreasing clouds and showers. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....50 to 53. Min humidity........68 to 73 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......West 4 to 8 mph. Ridgetop...........West 5 to 10 mph. Gusts 15 to 20 mph. Mixing height.......5500 to 6000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 15 to 20 mph. Haines Index........3 (very low). Haines Index (Mid)..4 (low). $$ Forecaster...Alviz/Weagle Requested by...Wes Wentworth Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2414782.0/PQR .DELDT 05/20/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL Wesley.wentworth@usda.gov