003  
FNUS75 KTWC 061212  
FWSTWC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST EAGLE RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ  
512 AM MST FRI MAR 6 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MST ON MARCH 06.  
   
DISCUSSION  
COOLER TEMPERATURES TODAY WITH WESTERLY WINDS UP TO  
13 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN  
THE LOW 20S TO UPPER TEENS TODAY AND TOMORROW. TOMORROW'S WINDS  
WILL BE EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY AT SPEEDS UP TO 11 MPH WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH. LATER IN THE WEEKEND, A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL  
BRING INCREASING CHANCES FOR RAIN SHOWERS AND HIGH ELEVATION  
MOUNTAIN SNOW, MAINLY ON THE PEAKS. MONDAY APPEARS TO BE THE  
WETTEST DAYS WITH FORECASTED LIQUID AMOUNTS OF 0.15 TO 0.25  
INCHES.  
 
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-43 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING. BY 1100,  
WINDS SHIFTING TO WESTERLY FOR THE REST OF  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 18 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 19 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (78400  
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
EXCELLENT (120700 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........3 0 0 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
TEMP............25 32 39 41  
RH..............45 32 24 19  
20 FT WIND......NW 5G18 WNW 6G16 W 8G18 W 10G20  
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 2100 4900 6400  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 9 W 15 W 18 W 19  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 32 88 121  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR VYGD EXNT  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-28 DEGREES.  
MAX HUMIDITY........36-39 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18  
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH  
BY MIDNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 12 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO 8  
KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 8 TO 11 KNOTS  
OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (26500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (0  
KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........10 24 19 25  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
TEMP............36 28 28 27  
RH..............25 35 37 36  
20 FT WIND......W 8G18 NW 5G11 NE 5G10 NE 5G10  
MIX HGT (FT)....2200 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 NW 5 N 8 E 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..27 0 0 0  
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR POOR POOR POOR  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-48 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........19-22 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 18 MPH. BY 1000, SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
21 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 11 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
11 TO 14 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (87900  
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
EXCELLENT (104500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........29 12 27 37  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
TEMP............26 35 44 46  
RH..............37 26 20 20  
20 FT WIND......NE 6G12 E 7G18 SE 9G21 S 8G18  
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 2200 5800 7500  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 SE 10 SE 12 S 13  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 22 72 100  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR VYGD EXNT  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
SUNDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.    
MONDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY, SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND  
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST  
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
7 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...STRONGMAN  
REQUESTED BY...JOE NAMES  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604749.2/TWC  
.DELDT 03/06/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOSEPH.NAMES@USDA.GOV  
 
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