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FNUS75 KTWC 071450
FWSTWC

Spot Forecast for RUCKER STATION RX...USFS
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
750 AM MST Wed Oct 7 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 MST on October 08.

.DISCUSSION...A benign weather pattern Thursday and Friday at the burn site
with above normal temperatures and a light easterly breeze. Minimum humidity
will drop to around 25 to 30 percent with good overnight recovery.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....84-87 degrees.
Min humidity........27-30 percent.
20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 7 mph.
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL increasing to 9500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 6 to 11 knots.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (2500 knot-ft) increasing to good (45500
                    knot-ft).

TIME (MST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........11        4         6         23
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Temp............60        75        83        84
RH..............65        44        31        28
20 FT wind......NE 3G6    E 2G6     E 4G10    E 6G11
Mix hgt (ft)....500       2500      8500      9500
Transport wind..E 7       E 9       E 6       E 7
Vrate kt-ft/1K..3         22        51        66
Ventrate Cat....POOR      FAIR      GOOD      GOOD

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....59-62 degrees.
Max humidity........60-63 percent.
20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL decreasing to 300 ft AGL in the late
                    evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....East 9 to 12 knots.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (24300 knot-ft) decreasing to poor (3300
                    knot-ft).

TIME (MST)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Sky (%).........24        9         7         8
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Temp............78        69        65        61
RH..............35        49        53        59
20 FT wind......E 6G13    E 7G14    E 7G14    E 6G10
Mix hgt (ft)....2400      300       500       500
Transport wind..E 10      E 12      E 10      E 9
Vrate kt-ft/1K..24        3         5         4
Ventrate Cat....FAIR      POOR      POOR      POOR

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....83-86 degrees.
Min humidity........25-28 percent.
20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 7 mph.
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL increasing to 9100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 7 to 9 knots shifting to the southeast
                    around 6 knots late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (1800 knot-ft) increasing to fair (34100
                    knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to
                    good (61900 knot-ft) in the afternoon.

TIME (MST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........7         3         4         11
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Temp............62        72        82        84
RH..............60        46        29        26
20 FT wind......E 5G7     E 4G7     E 3G8     E 3G8
Mix hgt (ft)....300       2300      7800      8600
Transport wind..E 9       E 8       SE 7      SE 6
Vrate kt-ft/1K..2         19        55        51
Ventrate Cat....POOR      MRGL      GOOD      GOOD

$$
Forecaster...Lader
Requested by...BRIANNA PARISE
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2623315.0/TWC
.DELDT 10/07/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL AZTDC@FIRENET.GOV

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