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Spot Forecast for Drano Pile RX...USFS
National Weather Service Portland OR
659 PM PST Mon Nov 17 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 PST on November 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...A decaying front will bring very light, if any
precipitation through the early afternoon on Tuesday. This front
will also bring gusty winds up to 25 mph through the early
afternoon. Light westerly winds will become gusty easterly winds
Tuesday night and persist through Wednesday with gusts up to 25
mph. Tuesday, there is a 40% probability for gusts up to 30 mph
and a 45% probability for gusts up to 35 mph on Wednesday. Very
light, if any precipitation is expected on Wednesday as well.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy becoming mostly sunny by the afternoon.
                    Slight chance of rain showers through early afternoon.
Max temperature.....39 to 47.
Min humidity........72-77 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds 7 to 11 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in
                    the morning and early afternoon.
Mixing height.......3200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 12 to 15 mph.

TIME (PST)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........73  76  70  73  78  71  75  62  48  44  20
Weather cov.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........
Temp............41  41  42  42  43  44  45  46  47  45  45
RH..............78  80  81  82  81  76  72  72  71  72  74
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..11  11  11  11  11  10  10  9   8   7   7
20 FT wind gust.18  18  17  18  18  17  17  16  14  13  13
Mix hgt (kft)...1.6 1.8 2.3 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.2 1.9
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.14  14  14  14  14  15  14  14  14  13  12

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....32-37.
Max humidity........75-85 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds 6 to 7 mph shifting to the east
                    around 6 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......1400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 7 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast
                    overnight.

TIME (PST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........18  23  16  19  21  21  21  21  21  21  24  24
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............45  45  44  43  42  41  40  39  39  38  38  38
RH..............72  75  73  76  78  79  80  81  81  81  81  80
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NE  NE  NE  E   E
20 FT wind spd..7   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT wind gust.13  11  11  11  10  10  10  10  10  10  12  12
Mix hgt (kft)...1.8 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   NW  NE  NE  E   E   E   E
Transp wind spd.10  10  9   8   8   7   7   7   7   8   9   10

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny becoming partly sunny.
                    Slight chance of rain late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....40-48.
Min humidity........68-78 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......East winds 6 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph.
Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 12 to 20 mph.

TIME (PST)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
Sky (%).........24           27           42
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE         NONE         NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............37           40           46
RH..............79           79           67
20 FT wind......E 6G12       E 12G19      E 12G20
Mix hgt (ft)....1400         2700         3400
Transport wind..E 12         E 16         E 20

$$
Forecaster...Bishop
Requested by...Lauren Clark
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2526133.0/PQR
.DELDT 11/18/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL lauren.clark@usda.gov,roland.rose@usda.gov