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FNUS75 KTWC 230838
FWSTWC
SPOT FORECAST FOR ODONNELL RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
138 AM MST FRI JAN 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON JANUARY 23.
DISCUSSION
A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT RESULTING IN ON AND OFF RAIN THROUGH THE PERIOD. THERE WILL ALSO
BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME EMBEDDED THUNDER IN THE RAIN BOTH THIS AFTERNOON
AND AGAIN SATURDAY. WINDS WILL MAINLY BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT LESS THAN
15 MPH, THOUGH SOME GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT INCREASING TO 90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-59 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........64-67 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 KNOTS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (12600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR
(34100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO GOOD (44800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON THEN DECREASING TO FAIR (34500 KNOT-FT)
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........90 86 92
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ S CHC
CWR.............60 70 90
TEMP............50 55 56
RH..............91 74 65
20 FT WIND......S 7G12 S 10G18 SW 11G19
MIX HGT (FT)....1300 3200 3200
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 SW 14 SW 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..13 45 45
VENTRATE CAT....MRGL GOOD GOOD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-43 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........97-100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 11 TO 13 KNOTS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (21600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO MARGINAL (14700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN
THE NIGHT DECREASING TO MARGINAL (8800 KNOT-FT)
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (MST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........92 65 68 90
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC
CWR.............90 50 40 80
TEMP............51 46 45 44
RH..............79 96 98 100
20 FT WIND......SW 8G16 S 8G13 S 6G11 S 6G10
MIX HGT (FT)....2000 900 800 700
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 11 S 11 S 13 S 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..22 10 11 9
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR MRGL MRGL MRGL
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-55 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........66-69 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 KNOTS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (12300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR
(33800 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........93 94 98 98
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC
CWR.............90 90 100 100
TEMP............43 47 51 52
RH..............100 99 78 68
20 FT WIND......SW 5G8 SW 6G10 SW 8G14 W 10G18
MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1200 2000 2200
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 11 SW 10 W 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12 14 20 29
VENTRATE CAT....MRGL MRGL MRGL FAIR
FORECASTER...LADER
REQUESTED BY...WES GUTWEILER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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