706
FNUS75 KTWC 161321
FWSTWC
SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST EAGLE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
621 AM MST TUE APR 16 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MST ON APRIL 16.
DISCUSSION
DRY AND WARM WITH A WARMING TREND THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MIN RH VALUES
WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND 15 PERCENT WITH NIGHTTIME RECOVERIES AROUND 35 PERCENT.
TYPICAL DIURNAL WIND TRENDS MOST OF THE WEEK, WITH BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS FRIDAY AS
A WEAK DRY WEATHER SYSTEM PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-65 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WIND 2 TO 5 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH
AROUND NOON, THEN WEST 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 12 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
FIRE GROWTH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-44 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-33 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 10 KNOTS.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
FIRE GROWTH.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WIND 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST
9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 14 KNOTS.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
FORECASTER...RASMUSSEN
REQUESTED BY...JOE NAMES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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