436  
FNUS75 KTWC 061116  
FWSTWC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST EAGLE RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ  
416 AM MST WED MAY 6 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MST ON MAY 06.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
COOL TODAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY REMAINING ABOVE 30 PERCENT  
THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 18 MPH AFTER THE LATE MORNING. WINDS BECOME LIGHTER THURSDAY.  
A WARMING AND DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED IN THE COMING DAYS FOLLOWING  
TODAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT ON  
THURSDAY AND AROUND 15 PERCENT ON FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-56 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30-33 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 13 KNOTS.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT  
(105000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........3 0 6 15  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
TEMP............29 43 51 54  
RH..............91 52 35 32  
20 FT WIND......NW 5G8 NW 6G12 W 6G16 W 8G18  
MIX HGT (FT)....600 3300 7600 8800  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10 NW 10 W 10 W 12  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 33 76 105  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR VYGD EXNT  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-35 DEGREES.  
MAX HUMIDITY........60-63 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 16 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING SHIFTING TO  
THE NORTHEAST AND BECOMING 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 KNOTS OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (84000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO  
MARGINAL (11700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (3400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........13 7 6 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
TEMP............50 40 37 34  
RH..............36 56 60 56  
20 FT WIND......NW 6G16 NW 5G10 N 5G10 NE 5G8  
MIX HGT (FT)....6500 500 500 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 13 N 8 N 7 NE 9  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..84 4 3 5  
VENTRATE CAT....VYGD POOR POOR POOR  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-63 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10800 FT AGL  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 8 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (107600  
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........2 0 16 47  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
TEMP............34 53 59 60  
RH..............47 21 19 19  
20 FT WIND......NE 6G10 E 4G10 S 5G10 S 5G10  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 5700 9800 10800  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 9 E 6 SE 8 S 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 34 79 108  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR VYGD EXNT  
 

 
FORECASTER...EDWARDS  
REQUESTED BY...JOE NAMES  
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