701
FNUS75 KTWC 230907
FWSTWC
SPOT FORECAST FOR MOLINO...TIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
207 AM MST SAT MAY 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0300 MST ON MAY 23.
DISCUSSION
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN. AFTERNOON
WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWESTERLY UP TO 12 MPH AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
18 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. TOMORROW, A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL
MOVE INTO THE REGION, BRINGING 10 PERCENT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY,
LITTLE TO NO RAIN ACCUMULATION. ANY THUNDERSTORM HAS THE POTENTIAL
FOR GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-63 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-41 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1400 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 4 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 3 KNOTS AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (MST) 3 AM
SKY (%).........0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0
TEMP............64
RH..............34
20 FT WIND......SE 2G4
MIX HGT (FT)....500
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 4
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2
VENTRATE CAT....POOR
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-93 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN
MORNING. BY 1100 HOURS, SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8
TO 12 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (61000
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
VERY GOOD (78900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 3 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
6 TO 7 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........1 0 1 8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
TEMP............64 80 87 90
RH..............37 24 18 14
20 FT WIND......E 1G2 S 2G4 SW 8G12 SW 8G16
MIX HGT (FT)....500 4900 10200 11300
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 3 SE 5 S 6 S 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 24 61 79
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR GOOD VYGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-65 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-42 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH 1900 HOURS,
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH, THEN
BECOMING LIGHT AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (67900 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO MARGINAL
(9500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO POOR (1400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 9 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
AROUND 3 KNOTS AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (MST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........2 0 2 0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
TEMP............89 78 71 66
RH..............13 19 28 37
20 FT WIND......W 9G16 W 6G10 SW 4G8 NW 1G2
MIX HGT (FT)....9700 500 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 W 9 W 6 W 4
VRATE KT-FT/1K..68 5 3 2
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD POOR POOR POOR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-95 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO MARGINAL (9300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (96300
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (124900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 4 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
4 TO 11 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........1 0 1 19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
TEMP............66 81 90 93
RH..............39 25 18 16
20 FT WIND......NE 1G2 SW 1G4 SW 6G11 SW 6G13
MIX HGT (FT)....500 4400 9900 11400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 4 S 6 S 10 S 11
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 26 99 125
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR VYGD EXNT
FORECASTER...STRONGMAN
REQUESTED BY...RUSSO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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