Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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FNUS76 KPQR 281205
FWSPQR
Spot Forecast for High Lava Fire...USFS GPF
National Weather Service Portland OR
505 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 PDT on July 28.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...Onshore flow continues with westerly winds through
the period, rising to 8-10 mph with gusts near 20 mph into this
afternoon as a weakening front moves inland. Accumulating rain is
very unlikely during the frontal passage, but daytime RH will
remain well above critical values with excellent overnight
recovery. Slightly warmer and drier conditions expected tomorrow.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny then becoming partly cloudy then
becoming mostly sunny.
CWR.................1 percent.
Chance of lightning.1 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 67.
Min humidity........61 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......West winds 5 to 7 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in
the afternoon.
Ridgetop...........West winds 8 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in
the afternoon.
Mixing height.......3400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 8 to 12 mph.
TIME (PDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........63 66 65 74 71 58 62 42 23 20
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chc of ltng (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............50 52 54 56 59 61 64 65 66 66
RH..............89 85 85 79 74 69 64 62 61 62
20 FT wind dir..SW W W W W W W W W W
20 FT wind spd..5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
20 FT wind gust.11 13 14 14 14 14 16 14 16 16
Ridge wind dir..W W W W W W W W W W
Ridge wind spd..7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10
Mix hgt (kft)...1.3 1.4 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.3
Transp wind dir.W W W W W W W W W W
Transp wind spd.8 8 9 10 10 10 12 12 12 12
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 49.
Max humidity........89 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......West winds 6 to 7 mph with gusts to around 17
mph early in the evening becoming light.
Ridgetop...........West winds 9 to 10 mph with gusts to 20 mph
early in the evening, easing to 6 to 7 mph
overnight.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 6 to 12 mph.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........20 18 29 32 31 21 28 35 44 43 41 49
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............67 65 64 59 57 56 56 55 54 54 53 52
RH..............61 62 66 76 81 83 82 83 84 82 83 81
20 FT wind dir..W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT wind spd..7 7 7 6 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 3
20 FT wind gust.17 17 17 13 10 8 8 7 7 7 6 6
Ridge wind dir..W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Ridge wind spd..10 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5
Mix hgt (kft)...2.9 2.5 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Transp wind dir.W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Transp wind spd.12 12 9 9 8 7 7 6 7 7 7 7
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 72.
Min humidity........40 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming west 5 to 6 mph late in
the morning.
Ridgetop...........West winds 5 to 6 mph early in the morning
rising to 12 to 15 mph with gusts to 20 mph
in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 6 to 12 mph.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........49 49 44 44 44 26 26 26 22 22 22 17
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............51 49 49 53 57 60 64 68 70 70 72 70
RH..............83 87 89 76 68 59 52 47 43 40 40 40
20 FT wind dir..NW NW W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT wind spd..3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
20 FT wind gust.6 6 8 8 8 12 12 12 14 14 14 14
Ridge wind dir..NW NW W W W W W W W W W W
Ridge wind spd..5 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9
Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 0.6 0.9 1.6 2.2 2.6 3.1 3.5 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.3
Transp wind dir.NW NW W W W W W W W W W W
Transp wind spd.6 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 12
$$
Forecaster...Picard
Requested by...Gerald Scott
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618206.2/PQR
.DELDT 07/28/26
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.EMAIL katrussell23@yahoo.com,gerald.scott@usda.gov