Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
737 FNUS76 KPQR 171053 FWSPQR Spot Forecast for Honker 710 RX...USFS National Weather Service Portland OR 353 AM PDT Fri May 17 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PDT on May 17. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Sunny skies with minimal fire weather concerns as conditions will remain mild, and similar to Thursday. Ample mixing today with periods of north-northeasterly winds - especially in the afternoon as a weak thermal trough shifts inland. On Saturday, a cold front will slowly move into the area bringing with it breezy westerly to northwesterly winds and increasing chances for precipitation. Orographic lift over the burn area may increase chances for rainfall, but most looks to fall well to the north. Winds will be higher on the north side of the burn area within the valley, but winds will experience little change through the day. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. CWR.................2 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....Around 64. Min humidity........34 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......West winds 5 to 6 mph becoming northeasterly in the afternoon. Ridgetop...........West winds 4 to 5 mph. becoming northeasterly in the afternoon. Mixing height.......6200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph. Haines Index........4 (low). Haines Index (Mid)..4 (low). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....Around 39. Max humidity........77 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Northeast winds up to 5 mph in the evening becoming light after 2000. Ridgetop...........Briefly northeast 6 to 8 mph with gusts to 15 mph becoming light after 0100. Mixing height.......1700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 5 mph. Haines Index........4 (low). Haines Index (Mid)..4 (low). .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....Around 63. Min humidity........38 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming west 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Ridgetop...........West winds 6 to 8 mph. Gusts to 15 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......6100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 12 mph. Haines Index........4 (low). Haines Index (Mid)..4 (low). $$ Forecaster...Muessle Requested by...Dirk Rogers Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2414402.1/PQR .DELDT 05/17/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL dirk.rogers@usda.gov