847  
FNUS75 KTWC 071208  
FWSTWC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST EAGLE RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ  
508 AM MST SAT MAR 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MST ON MARCH 07.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
BREEZY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL PICK UP MID-MORNING WITH SPEEDS  
12 TO 17 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL  
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING, BUT AT LOWER INTENSITY. BY  
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHERLY. MIN RELATIVE  
HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN AROUND THE LOW-TO-MID 20S THROUGH THE  
WEEKEND. SUNDAY WILL BE THE WARMEST DAY. STARTING LATE SUNDAY  
NIGHT, RAIN CHANCES WILL BE INCREASING AND STAYING ELEVATED  
THROUGH TUESDAY. LIQUID RAINFALL ESTIMATES WILL RANGE 0.2 INCHES  
TO 0.35 INCHES WITH A DUSTING OF SNOW.  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-50 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........19-22 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH THIS EARLY MORNING.  
BY 0900 HOURS, SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 28 MPH THROUGH REST OF THE DAY.  
 
RIDGE TOP WINDS, ALONG BALDY POINT, AT 18 TO 25  
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 14 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
16 TO 18 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT  
(111100 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........65 44 28 22  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
TEMP............28 36 44 47  
RH..............36 24 22 20  
20 FT WIND......E 7G16 SE 11G19 SE 15G24 SE 15G25  
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1800 6600 7600  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 13 E 14 SE 17 SE 17  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 26 112 129  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR EXNT EXNT  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-37 DEGREES.  
MAX HUMIDITY........41-44 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 22 MPH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT.  
 
ELEVATED WINDS ON THE RIDGE TOPS UP TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 12 KNOTS DECREASING TO AROUND 10  
KNOTS AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (48200 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (0  
KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........16 7 4 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
TEMP............44 37 37 36  
RH..............27 34 35 37  
20 FT WIND......SE 14G22 SE 10G20 ESE 10G18 SE 11G18  
MIX HGT (FT)....4000 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12 E 10 E 11 E 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..48 0 0 0  
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD POOR POOR POOR  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-57 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 MPH IN THE MORNING. BY 1300 HOURS,  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 14 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12 TO  
16 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (65800  
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
EXCELLENT (107600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........3 1 4 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 10 10  
TEMP............36 45 52 55  
RH..............41 34 31 26  
20 FT WIND......E 9G22 E 11G22 SSE 8G18 S 8G17  
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1100 5300 6300  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 9 SE 13 SE 15 S 15  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 15 81 93  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR MRGL VYGD VYGD  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
MONDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. 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
 
 
COLDER. SHOWERS, SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST  
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
 
WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...STRONGMAN  
REQUESTED BY...JOE NAMES  
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