Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
238 FNUS76 KPQR 151602 FWSPQR Spot Forecast for Wolf Creek...Forest Service National Weather Service Portland OR 902 AM PDT Sat Jun 15 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 PDT on June 15. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...A low pressure system is moving over the area Saturday into Sunday, bringing scattered rain showers, isolated thunderstorms, and increasing gusty winds. There is a 15-20% chance of thunderstorms through 2000 Saturday. Lightning strikes would be minimal with the main concern of any stronger cell that forms to be locally heavy rain, gusty winds, and small hail. Scattered showers will continue through Sunday night. Westerly winds will increase through Saturday afternoon over the burn area with gusts up to 15 mph except up to around 20 mph for exposed ridgetops, decreasing and becoming light after 1700-2000 Saturday. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms through the day. CWR.................72 percent. LAL.................2. Max temperature.....Around 56. Min humidity........56-61 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......West winds 4 to 8 mph with gusts up to 15 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Ridgetop...........West winds 4 to 8 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West winds 20 to 25 mph. Haines Index........2 (very low). Haines Index (Mid)..3 (very low). .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. CWR.................4 percent. LAL.................2. Min temperature.....Around 38. Max humidity........91-96 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......West winds 2 to 4 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Ridgetop...........West winds 2 to 5 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Mixing height.......2300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West winds 13 to 18 mph. Haines Index........3 (very low). Haines Index (Mid)..3 (very low). $$ Forecaster...HEC Requested by...Nathaniel Markson Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416166.0/PQR .DELDT 06/15/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL waccc@firenet.gov