792  
FNUS75 KTWC 071450  
FWSTWC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RUCKER STATION RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ  
750 AM MST WED OCT 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MST ON OCTOBER 08.  
   
DISCUSSION  
A BENIGN WEATHER PATTERN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AT THE BURN SITE  
WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND A LIGHT EASTERLY BREEZE. MINIMUM HUMIDITY  
WILL DROP TO AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-87 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 11 KNOTS.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (45500  
KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........11 4 6 23  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
TEMP............60 75 83 84  
RH..............65 44 31 28  
20 FT WIND......NE 3G6 E 2G6 E 4G10 E 6G11  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 2500 8500 9500  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 E 9 E 6 E 7  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 22 51 66  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-62 DEGREES.  
MAX HUMIDITY........60-63 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 12 KNOTS.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (24300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (3300  
KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........24 9 7 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
TEMP............78 69 65 61  
RH..............35 49 53 59  
20 FT WIND......E 6G13 E 7G14 E 7G14 E 6G10  
MIX HGT (FT)....2400 300 500 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 E 12 E 10 E 9  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..24 3 5 4  
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR POOR POOR POOR  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 6 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR (34100  
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
GOOD (61900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........7 3 4 11  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
TEMP............62 72 82 84  
RH..............60 46 29 26  
20 FT WIND......E 5G7 E 4G7 E 3G8 E 3G8  
MIX HGT (FT)....300 2300 7800 8600  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 9 E 8 SE 7 SE 6  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 19 55 51  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR MRGL GOOD GOOD  
 
 
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TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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