Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Tucson, AZ
Issued by NWS Tucson, AZ
625
FNUS75 KTWC 182050
FWSTWC
Spot Forecast for LOC WRIGHTSON...USFS CNF
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
150 PM MST Thu Jun 18 2026
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1400 MST on June 18.
.DISCUSSION...A slight chance (10%) for cloud buildups resulting in
showers and possibly a thunderstorm this afternoon and evening
before warmer and drier conditions return Friday into next week.
Winds will be westerly at 10-15 mph each afternoon with gusts to
around 20-25 mph. Gusty and erratic winds will also be possible in
in and near showers and thunderstorms. Minimum RHs will be around
30 percent this afternoon before decreasing to 15-20 percent for
tomorrow. Overnight recoveries will gradually become more poor
with maximum RHs decreasing to around 20 percent by the weekend.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy with a slight chance of a shower
or thunderstorm.
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Max temperature.....80-83 degrees.
Min humidity........29-32 percent.
20-foot winds.......West winds 7 to 12 mph with gusts to around 20
mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (100800 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......10700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 10 to 11 knots.
TIME (MST) 2 PM 5 PM
Sky (%).........4 21
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............10 10
Temp............81 80
RH..............33 30
20 FT wind......W 9G18 W 9G17
Mix hgt (ft)....10100 10000
Transport wind..W 10 W 11
Vrate kt-ft/1K..101 110
Ventrate Cat....EXNT EXNT
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear with a slight chance of a
lingering shower or thunderstorm in the
early evening.
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Min temperature.....64-67 degrees.
Max humidity........34-37 percent.
20-foot winds.......West winds 8 to 13 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph
early in the evening.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good (75600 knot-ft) decreasing to poor
(2900 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......8700 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 6 to 12 knots.
TIME (MST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
Sky (%).........10 5 1 3
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............10 0 0 0
Temp............79 72 70 67
RH..............30 33 31 33
20 FT wind......W 10G18 W 10G17 W 7G11 SW 6G11
Mix hgt (ft)....8700 700 500 500
Transport wind..W 11 W 11 W 8 SW 7
Vrate kt-ft/1K..95 8 4 3
Ventrate Cat....VYGD POOR POOR POOR
.JUNETEENTH...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....83-86 degrees.
Min humidity........16-19 percent.
20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 7 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph
late in the morning.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (2900 knot-ft) early in the morning
increasing to marginal (9100 knot-ft) in the
afternoon increasing to very good (91400
knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to
excellent (118100 knot-ft) in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......2400 ft AGL increasing to 9800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 6 to 12 knots.
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
Sky (%).........4 0 2 0
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
Temp............67 77 83 83
RH..............33 26 20 17
20 FT wind......SW 5G8 SW 6G12 SW 9G17 SW 10G18
Mix hgt (ft)....500 4000 8900 9300
Transport wind..W 6 SW 9 SW 11 SW 12
Vrate kt-ft/1K..3 36 98 112
Ventrate Cat....POOR FAIR VYGD EXNT
$$
Forecaster...Van Stratten
Requested by...J. ETSHOKIN
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2615795.0/TWC
.DELDT 06/18/26
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