066  
FNUS75 KTWC 162105  
FWSTWC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CATALINA PILES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ  
205 PM MST SUN NOV 16 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0200 MST ON NOVEMBER 17.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
A STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE AREA TONIGHT, WITH  
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO THE REGION MONDAY  
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY, PERSISTING INTO THURSDAY. THIS NEXT SYSTEM  
WILL BRING PRECIPITATION WHICH MAY START AS EARLY AS LATE  
AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING ON MONDAY (10 PERCENT). THE NEXT SYSTEM  
WILL BE COLDER AND SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER DOWN TO AROUND 8500  
FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND 7500 FEET WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST  
PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE IN THE LATE TUESDAY THROUGH LATE  
WEDNESDAY TIME FRAME. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST  
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-38 DEGREES.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90-93 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH BY MID EVENING AND  
BECOMING SOUTH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 KNOTS.  
 
TIME (MST) 2 AM 5 AM  
SKY (%).........33 33  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0  
TEMP............36 36  
RH..............91 92  
20 FT WIND......SW 6G8 S 6G8  
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 11 SW 12  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-45 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........61-64 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING, BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
AFTERNOON GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1500 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 KNOTS.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........28 22 45 56  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 5 10  
TEMP............38 39 42 43  
RH..............93 70 65 62  
20 FT WIND......SW 4 S 6 SSW 6G11 SW 8G17  
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 300 1200 1300  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 11 S 9 SSW 10 SW 11  
   
MONDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS,  
POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SNOW OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT TOWARD  
DAYBREAK.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-40 DEGREES.  
MAX HUMIDITY........86-89 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 16 KNOTS.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........68 63 75 81  
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSN RNSN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............20 20 20 30  
TEMP............41 40 39 38  
RH..............76 78 83 86  
20 FT WIND......SW 8G17 SW 7G15 SW 8G17 SW 9G21  
MIX HGT (FT)....800 200 BLW100 BLW100  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 11 SW 12 SW 13 SW 14  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE DAY, POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SNOW IN THE  
MORNING AND AGAIN IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-42 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........71-74 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE  
MORNING, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 17 TO 20 KNOTS.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........82 75 75 80  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSN RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSN  
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC  
CWR.............30 30 40 50  
TEMP............39 40 41 37  
RH..............84 74 72 85  
20 FT WIND......S 11G20 SSE 14G24 SSW 13G20 SSW 15G25  
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 200 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 17 S 18 S 18  
 

 
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