501
FNUS75 KTWC 201459
FWSTWC
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP RUCKER PILES...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
759 AM MST TUE OCT 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2000 MST ON OCTOBER 20.
DISCUSSION
EXCELLENT RH RECOVERY TONIGHT AND DRY. EAST WIND
AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH. BY LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON, AT LEAST ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND STORMS EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AROUND THUNDERSTORMS.
SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE, WITH HEAVY RAIN, GUSTY
WINDS, HAIL, AND ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING. THIS WILL CONTINUE
INTO THURSDAY.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-61 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-79 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 11 KNOTS.
TIME (MST) 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM 5 AM
SKY (%).........52 56 55 88
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............62 60 60 58
RH..............73 73 72 75
20 FT WIND......E 5G10 E 6G13 E 6G13 E 6G12
MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 E 10 E 11 E 10
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 17 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3700 FT
AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 11 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7
TO 14 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING.
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........94 59 60 72
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
TEMP............57 72 76 76
RH..............77 45 35 42
20 FT WIND......E 6G12 SE 7G12 S 8G16 S 7G16
MIX HGT (FT)....500 2200 6200 5400
TRANSPORT WIND..E 9 SE 10 S 12 S 11
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-59 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-85 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 11 KNOTS.
TIME (MST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........97 91 82 82
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC
TEMP............68 63 61 59
RH..............57 70 72 78
20 FT WIND......SE 5G10 SE 6G11 SE 6G12 SE 6G11
MIX HGT (FT)....600 500 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 7 SE 9 SE 11 SE 9
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-58 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 31 MPH.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 KNOTS.
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........75 68 87 87
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE
TEMP............59 66 72 70
RH..............82 68 56 61
20 FT WIND......SE 7G12 S 9G16 S 12G22 S 12G25
MIX HGT (FT)....600 1900 4000 3600
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9 S 10 S 15 S 18
FORECASTER...MICHAEL
REQUESTED BY...KYLE LEHMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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