146  
FNUS75 KTWC 140014  
FWSTWC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MULE DEER...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ  
514 PM MST THU AUG 13 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 MST ON AUGUST 13.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
TONIGHT, ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS AND SHOWERS WILL MOVE OVER  
OR NEAR THE BURN SITE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY  
PRODUCE BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL THAT MAY LEAD TO FLASH  
FLOODING. LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S WITH  
MAX RH AROUND 76%. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
WINDS MAY BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WITH STRONGER STORMS. TOMORROW,  
HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE UPPER 80S WITH MIN RH AROUND 35%. SLIGHT  
CHANCE FOR STORMS AND SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE FROM  
THE SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....67-70 DEGREES.  
MAX HUMIDITY........73-76 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (20600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1500  
KNOT-FT).  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 KNOTS.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........59 52 46 45  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC  
CWR.............40 20 20 20  
TEMP............79 72 71 69  
RH..............51 64 67 69  
20 FT WIND......SW 4G10 S 5G7 S 4G6 S 3G6  
MIX HGT (FT)....2900 500 500 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 SW 6 SW 5 SW 4  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..21 3 2 2  
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR POOR POOR POOR  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10-20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-88 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........34-37 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (43400  
KNOT-FT).  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 4 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO  
8 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........38 24 24 42  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC  
CWR.............10 10 10 20  
TEMP............68 75 83 85  
RH..............74 61 44 35  
20 FT WIND......SE 3G5 NW 3G6 W 5G8 W 6G11  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 3500 5700 7000  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 3 S 4 SW 5 W 7  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 14 29 49  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR MRGL FAIR GOOD  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....69-72 DEGREES.  
MAX HUMIDITY........58-61 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
UP TO 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (35100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1200  
KNOT-FT).  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 8 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 6  
KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST 3 TO 5 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING  
TO THE NORTH AROUND 4 KNOTS AFTER 3 AM.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........59 46 35 31  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 0 0 0  
TEMP............83 76 73 71  
RH..............37 46 52 56  
20 FT WIND......W 4G8 SW 3G6 S 3G6 SE 3G6  
MIX HGT (FT)....4400 400 300 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 8 W 6 W 5 NW 4  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..35 3 2 2  
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR POOR POOR POOR  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-91 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29-32 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (54600  
KNOT-FT).  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 4 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO  
4 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO  
THE WEST 5 TO 7 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 7 KNOTS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........32 33 32 32  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
TEMP............70 78 86 88  
RH..............59 48 35 31  
20 FT WIND......E 3G5 NE 2G5 NW 4G7 W 6G10  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 3100 7500 9300  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 4 E 4 SW 4 W 7  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 12 30 65  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR MRGL FAIR GOOD  
 

 
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