527
FNUS75 KTWC 032138
FWSTWC

Spot Forecast for Camp Rucker Piles RX...USFS
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
238 PM MST Tue Nov 3 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1500 MST on November 03.

.DISCUSSION...

Mainly clear with afternoon breezes at the burn site over the next
several days. Afternoon winds are upslope with gusts of 15-20 mph
before turning decreasing and turning downslope to the east in the
evening. Relative humidity observations at the site have come in a bit
drier, so the forecast minimum RH for Wednesday was lowered.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....65-68 degrees.
Min humidity........30-37 percent.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 7 to 10 mph gusting to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......2300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 5 to 6 knots.
Smoke dispersal.....Marginal (11500 knot-ft).

TIME (MST)      4 PM
Sky (%).........3
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0
Temp............68
RH..............30
20 FT wind......SW 8G13
Mix hgt (ft)....2000
Transport wind..E 6
Vrate kt-ft/1K..12
Ventrate Cat....MRGL

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....36-39 degrees.
Max humidity........67-70 percent.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph in the early evening, becoming
downslope and easterly after 2000 MST.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 6 to 9 knots shifting to the southwest
                    around 6 knots after 3 am.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3100 knot-ft).

TIME (MST)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Sky (%).........2         13        13        10
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Temp............54        48        44        44
RH..............59        61        55        67
20 FT wind......W 59      E 3G6     E 3G7     NE 3G6
Mix hgt (ft)....500       500       500       500
Transport wind..E 6       E 9       E 9       SE 7
Vrate kt-ft/1K..3         4         5         4
Ventrate Cat....POOR      POOR      POOR      POOR

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....66-69 degrees.
Min humidity........29-36 percent.
20-foot winds.......Northeast winds of 5 mph in the morning, shifting to
                    the southwest 9 to 14 mph with gusts to 20 mph
                    the late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......2400 ft AGL increasing to 4000 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 6 to 14 knots shifting to the west 11
                    to 17 knots late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3200 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to good (59100 knot-ft) early in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (MST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........17        12        20        42
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Temp............47        59        65        66
RH..............60        44        36        32
20 FT wind......NE 3G6    SW 5G8    SW 8G16   SW 10G16
Mix hgt (ft)....500       1300      2900      3900
Transport wind..SW 6      SW 9      SW 17     W 17
Vrate kt-ft/1K..3         12        41        59
Ventrate Cat....POOR      MRGL      GOOD      GOOD

$$
Forecaster...Edwards
Requested by...John Fitzgerald
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2624937.3/TWC
.DELDT 11/03/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL john.w.fitzgerald@usda.gov

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