821  
FNUS75 KTWC 081013  
FWSTWC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST EAGLE RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ  
313 AM MST SUN MAR 8 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MST ON MARCH 08.  
   
DISCUSSION  
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. WINDS WILL START  
OUT EASTERLY BEFORE SHIFTING TO SOUTHERLY BY 1300 HOURS AT SPEEDS  
UP TO 10 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 17 MPH. TOMORROW, CHANCES FOR  
RAIN SHOWERS AND HIGH ELEVATION MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL BE INCREASING  
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AN AFTERNOON ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS  
POSSIBLE.  
 
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-57 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23-26 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 17  
MPH THIS MORNING. WINDS SHIFT TO SOUTHEASTERLY  
BY 1000 HOURS THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH BY  
1300 HOURS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO  
13 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (50700  
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
VERY GOOD (83500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........2 0 1 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
TEMP............35 45 53 55  
RH..............39 29 27 24  
20 FT WIND......E 6G13 E 6G14 SE 7G16 S 7G14  
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1100 5300 6400  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 E 10 S 12 S 12  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 11 64 77  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR MRGL GOOD VYGD  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-40 DEGREES.  
MAX HUMIDITY........50-53 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
EAST 5 TO 9 MPH BY 2100 HOURS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 KNOTS BECOMING 7 TO 8 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (22500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (0  
KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........6 4 14 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
TEMP............50 43 41 39  
RH..............32 40 45 48  
20 FT WIND......SE 6G12 E 4G8 E 5G10 E 4G8  
MIX HGT (FT)....2800 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 SE 6 SE 7 S 7  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..23 0 0 0  
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR POOR POOR POOR  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-58 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........26-29 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 21 MPH UNTIL 1200 HOURS, SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6000 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
18 TO 21 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (127400  
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........3 2 38 38  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 20 20  
TEMP............39 49 56 56  
RH..............51 39 29 28  
20 FT WIND......SE 5G10 SE 6G14 S 10G21 S 10G20  
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1500 6700 7400  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 7 S 12 S 19 S 20  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 18 127 147  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR MRGL EXNT EXNT  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
TUESDAY  
 
COLDER. SHOWERS, SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 6 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
 
WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...STRONGMAN  
REQUESTED BY...JOE NAMES  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604749.4/TWC  
.DELDT 03/08/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOSEPH.NAMES@USDA.GOV  
 
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