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FNUS75 KTWC 041147
FWSTWC
SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST EAGLE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
447 AM MST MON MAY 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MST ON MAY 04.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST TODAY AHEAD OF AN
INCOMING STORM SYSTEM. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS
INCREASE AS EARLY AS LATE THIS AFTERNOON, THOUGH MORE LIKELY AFTER
2000 MST ALONG AN INCOMING FRONT. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASE FURTHER
ON TUESDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THE MAIN BAND OF RAIN SHOWERS
SHOULD DIMINISH SOMEWHAT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING, WITH A 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY ALONG WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL RISE FROM AROUND 30 PERCENT TODAY TO ABOVE 50 PERCENT
ON TUESDAY AS HIGH TEMPERATURES FALL TO AROUND 50 DEGREES TUESDAY.
TEMPERATURES REMAIN COOL ON WEDNESDAY, THEN A WARMING AND DRYING
TREND IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER IN THE
LATE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-59 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-31 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
IN THE MORNING, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 19 KNOTS INCREASING TO 21
TO 29 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (142700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........68 57 66 79
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 10
TEMP............40 51 57 56
RH..............74 45 30 31
20 FT WIND......W 5G13 SW 10G20 SW 12G22 SW 14G25
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 2400 4800 6300
TRANSPORT WIND..W 10 W 19 SW 25 SW 28
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 46 120 176
VENTRATE CAT....POOR GOOD EXNT EXNT
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,
THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-39 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........97-100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 23 KNOTS DECREASING TO 11 TO 13
KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (79700 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO
MARGINAL (10300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (2800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (MST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........85 96 96 82
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CWR.............30 30 40 50
TEMP............48 41 40 38
RH..............45 69 81 93
20 FT WIND......SW 9G22 W 8G19 W 7G17 SW 6G14
MIX HGT (FT)....3500 700 800 600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 23 W 14 W 13 W 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..80 10 10 8
VENTRATE CAT....VYGD MRGL MRGL POOR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY BEFORE 0900, THEN CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.
CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT DECREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE LATE
MORNING AND THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-51 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-54 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
IN THE MORNING, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 TO 17 KNOTS INCREASING TO 21 TO 25
KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (138200 KNOT-FT)
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........79 79 78 78
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ S CHC CHANCE S CHC
CWR.............70 70 70 70
TEMP............37 42 46 49
RH..............98 83 70 54
20 FT WIND......W 7G15 SW 10G18 SW 12G20 SW 14G29
MIX HGT (FT)....600 1300 3200 5500
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 11 SW 13 SW 17 SW 25
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 17 54 138
VENTRATE CAT....POOR MRGL GOOD EXNT
FORECASTER...EDWARDS
REQUESTED BY...JOE NAMES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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