145  
FNUS75 KTWC 150018  
FWSTWC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MULE DEER...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ  
518 PM MST FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 MST ON AUGUST 14.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
TONIGHT, WINDS FROM THE WEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY BE GUSTY NEAR OR UNDERNEATH STORMS AND  
SHOWERS. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.  
LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE LOW 70S WITH MAX RH AROUND  
56%. TOMORROW, HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE UPPER 80S WITH MIN RH AROUND  
27%. VERY SLIGHT CHANCE FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. CHANCES DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE  
EAST UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY  
BE STRONGER NEAR SHOWERS.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30% DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....69-72 DEGREES.  
MAX HUMIDITY........56-59 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH UP  
TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (38800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1500  
KNOT-FT).  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 7 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 3  
TO 4 KNOTS AFTER 3 AM.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........58 48 45 35  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 0 0 0  
TEMP............83 77 74 71  
RH..............38 45 50 54  
20 FT WIND......W 4G8 SW 3G6 SW 3G6 S 3G6  
MIX HGT (FT)....5500 600 500 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 7 W 5 W 5 SW 4  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..39 3 3 2  
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR POOR POOR POOR  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-92 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (41600 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON INCREASING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 4 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING,  
THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 6 KNOTS LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........31 19 17 24  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 10 10  
TEMP............70 79 86 88  
RH..............57 45 35 28  
20 FT WIND......E 3G6 N 2G5 W 4G7 NW 5G10  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 3000 7700 8300  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 4 NE 4 S 4 W 5  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 12 31 42  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR MRGL FAIR GOOD  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....71-74 DEGREES.  
MAX HUMIDITY........49-52 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (41900 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO MARGINAL  
(8700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING  
TO POOR (1300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE NIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 7 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 6  
KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
EAST AROUND 4 KNOTS OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST AFTER 3 AM SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........43 47 41 44  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 0 0 0  
TEMP............87 80 77 73  
RH..............29 37 42 46  
20 FT WIND......W 4G7 N 3G6 E 4G6 E 3G6  
MIX HGT (FT)....6000 500 300 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 7 SW 5 SE 5 SW 4  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..42 2 2 2  
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD POOR POOR POOR  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-94 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........26-29 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (57700  
KNOT-FT).  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 8200 FT AGL  
LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 10300 FT AGL  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 8200 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 4 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
AROUND 7 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........22 41 36 36  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 10 10  
TEMP............72 80 88 91  
RH..............50 40 30 27  
20 FT WIND......E 3G6 NE 2G5 NW 5G7 NW 6G10  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 3100 8200 10300  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 3 N 5 N 5 NW 6  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 15 41 62  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR MRGL GOOD GOOD  
 

 
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