Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Tucson, AZ
Issued by NWS Tucson, AZ
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FNUS55 KTWC 100942
FWFTWC
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southeast Arizona
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
242 AM MST Sun Aug 10 2025
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20-FOOT WIND FORECAST OF `LIGHT WINDS` INDICATES MAINLY
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS
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.DISCUSSION...High temperatures will remain several degrees
above normal through the coming week. Daily chances for
thunderstorms and wetting rains through the week with daily
variability in coverage and intensity. Min RHs will generally be
around 14-22 percent in the lower elevations and 20-30 percent in
the mountains. Winds will generally be less than 15 mph with
typical afternoon gusts up to 20 mph into the new week, though
stronger northwesterly winds possible in the Gila River Valley
through early this coming week with afternoon gusts up to 35 mph.
AZZ150-102300-
Arizona Fire Weather Zone 150
Sonoran FDRA-Most of Pima County-South Central Pinal County-
Tohono O`odham Nation-Tucson Metropolitan area-TDC-
242 AM MST Sun Aug 10 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (30-40 pct). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........20 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........20 pct.
* Max Temperature..........98 to 108 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 degs.
* Min Humidity.............19 to 29 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Up 3 to 6 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..South around 10 mph shifting to the west
in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........Northeast 10 to 15 mph.
* Mixing height............8767 ft AGL.
* Transport winds..........Southwest 14 knots shifting to the west
in the afternoon.
* Ventilation Category.....Excellent (122738 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (30-40 pct). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........20 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........20 pct.
* Min Temperature..........73 to 83 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Down 1 deg.
* Max Humidity.............50 to 60 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Up 1 to 4 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Southwest around 15 mph shifting to the
south after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........North 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny (15-25 pct) then becoming
partly cloudy (30-40 pct). Chance of
showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........30 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........20 pct.
* Max Temperature..........99 to 109 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Min Humidity.............18 to 28 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Down 2 to 5 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..South around 10 mph shifting to the west
in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........North 10 to 15 mph.
* Mixing height............9959 ft AGL.
* Transport winds..........South 15 knots shifting to the northwest
12 knots in the afternoon.
* Ventilation Category.....Excellent (119508 knot-ft).
.Forecast days 3 through 7......
Winds in Days 3 through 5 are surface 20 ft/10-min avg
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 74 to 84. Highs 100 to 110. Light winds. Minimum Humidity
14 to 24 pct.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 73 to 83. Highs 99 to 109. Light winds. Minimum Humidity
15 to 25 pct.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 73 to 83. Highs 97 to 107. Light winds. Minimum Humidity
18 to 28 pct.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms and slight
chance of showers. Lows 72 to 82. Highs 94 to 104.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 71 to 81. Highs 93 to 103.
NOTE TO USERS - ZONE 150 VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND
TRANSPORT WINDS ARE BASED ON THE TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
LOCATION (2550 MSL)
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AZZ151-102300-
Arizona Fire Weather Zone 151
Western half Desert Grasslands FDRA including elevations up to
5500 feet in Southeast corner of Pinal County-
Extreme Eastern Pima County-Western third of Cochise County-
Santa Cruz County-TDC-
242 AM MST Sun Aug 10 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (35-45 pct) then becoming
mostly cloudy (45-55 pct). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........50 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........50 pct.
* Max Temperature..........92 to 102 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 degs.
* Min Humidity.............22 to 32 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Up 3 to 7 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........North 10 to 15 mph.
* Mixing height............9108 ft AGL.
* Transport winds..........West 11 knots shifting to the northwest
14 knots in the afternoon.
* Ventilation Category.....Excellent (127512 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (35-45 pct). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........30 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........20 pct.
* Min Temperature..........64 to 74 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Max Humidity.............67 to 77 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West around 20 mph shifting to the south
after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........North 20 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (25-35 pct) then becoming
mostly cloudy (50-60 pct). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........50 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........50 pct.
* Max Temperature..........92 to 102 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Min Humidity.............20 to 30 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Down 2 to 5 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........North 10 to 15 mph.
* Mixing height............8398 ft AGL.
* Transport winds..........West 12 knots shifting to the northwest
14 knots in the afternoon.
* Ventilation Category.....Excellent (117572 knot-ft).
.Forecast days 3 through 7......
Winds in Days 3 through 5 are surface 20 ft/10-min avg
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 66 to 76. Highs 92 to 102. Light winds. Minimum Humidity
18 to 28 pct.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 64 to 74. Highs 91 to 101. Light winds. Minimum Humidity
18 to 28 pct.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 65 to 75. Highs 90 to 100. Light winds.
Minimum Humidity 21 to 31 pct.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms and slight
chance of showers. Lows 63 to 73. Highs 87 to 97.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 63 to 73. Highs 85 to 95.
NOTE TO USERS - ZONE 151 VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND
TRANSPORT WINDS ARE BASED ON THE BUENOS AIRES N.W.R. LOCATION
(3500 MSL)
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AZZ152-102300-
Arizona Fire Weather Zone 152
Eastern half Desert Grasslands FDRA including elevations up to
5500 feet in Southwest Graham County and Eastern two thirds of
Cochise County-Southern San Carlos Reservation-
Southern Greenlee County below 5000 feet-TDC-
242 AM MST Sun Aug 10 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (40-50 pct) then becoming
mostly cloudy (45-55 pct). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........30 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........30 pct.
* Max Temperature..........92 to 102 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 degs.
* Min Humidity.............17 to 27 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Up 3 to 7 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West around 10 mph increasing to
northwest around 20 mph in the
afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Mixing height............10181 ft AGL.
* Transport winds..........Northwest 13 to 15 knots.
* Ventilation Category.....Excellent (152715 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Mostly cloudy (55-65 pct) then becoming
partly cloudy (40-50 pct). Areas of
smoke. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........30 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........30 pct.
* Min Temperature..........63 to 73 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 degs.
* Max Humidity.............64 to 74 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Down 2 to 5 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Northwest around 20 mph shifting to the
south after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........North 25 to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (30-40 pct) then becoming
mostly cloudy (50-60 pct). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........40 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........40 pct.
* Max Temperature..........92 to 102 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Min Humidity.............16 to 26 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Down 1 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........North around 20 mph becoming northwest
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing height............9923 ft AGL.
* Transport winds..........Northwest 12 to 15 knots.
* Ventilation Category.....Excellent (148845 knot-ft).
.Forecast days 3 through 7......
Winds in Days 3 through 5 are surface 20 ft/10-min avg
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 65 to 75. Highs 92 to 102. Light winds. Minimum Humidity
15 to 25 pct.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 63 to 73. Highs 91 to 101. Light winds. Minimum Humidity
16 to 26 pct.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 63 to 73. Highs 90 to 100. Light winds. Minimum Humidity
18 to 28 pct.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 63 to 73. Highs 88 to 98.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 63 to 73. Highs 86 to 96.
NOTE TO USERS - ZONE 152 VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND
TRANSPORT WINDS ARE BASED ON THE CHIRICAHUA N.M. LOCATION (5400 MSL)
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AZZ153-102300-
Arizona Fire Weather Zone 153
Northern Graham County-Northern Greenlee County-
White and Gila Mountains-Apache Sitgreaves NF-
Southern San Carlos Reservation above 5000 feet-SDC-
242 AM MST Sun Aug 10 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (20-30 pct) then becoming
mostly cloudy (55-65 pct). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........60 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........50 pct.
* Max Temperature..........83 to 93 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 degs.
* Min Humidity.............18 to 28 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Up 7 to 11 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Mixing height............11761 ft AGL.
* Transport winds..........Northwest 13 to 14 knots.
* Ventilation Category.....Excellent (164654 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Mostly cloudy (50-60 pct) then becoming
partly cloudy (45-55 pct). Areas of
smoke. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........50 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........50 pct.
* Min Temperature..........57 to 67 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 degs.
* Max Humidity.............56 to 66 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Up 1 to 4 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Northwest around 15 mph shifting to the
southwest after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........Northwest around 20 mph increasing to
around 30 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (30-40 pct) then becoming
mostly cloudy (55-65 pct). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........50 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........50 pct.
* Max Temperature..........84 to 94 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Up 1 deg.
* Min Humidity.............14 to 23 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Down 3 to 6 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........North around 25 mph becoming northwest
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing height............11732 ft AGL.
* Transport winds..........Northwest 13 to 14 knots.
* Ventilation Category.....Excellent (164248 knot-ft).
.Forecast days 3 through 7......
Winds in Days 3 through 5 are surface 20 ft/10-min avg
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows 58 to 68. Highs 82 to 92. Light winds.
Minimum Humidity 17 to 25 pct.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 55 to 65. Highs 81 to 91. Light winds. Minimum Humidity
18 to 27 pct.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 56 to 66. Highs 81 to 91. Light winds. Minimum Humidity
18 to 28 pct.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 56 to 66. Highs 78 to 88.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 55 to 65. Highs 78 to 88.
NOTE TO USERS - ZONE 153 VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND
TRANSPORT WINDS ARE BASED ON THE POINT OF PINES LOCATION (6040 MSL)
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AZZ154-102300-
Arizona Fire Weather Zone 154
Forest Woodlands FDRA including the Sky Islands of Southeast
Arizona above 5500 feet-Coronado NF-TDC-
242 AM MST Sun Aug 10 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (40-50 pct) then becoming
mostly cloudy (60-70 pct). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........50 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........50 pct.
* Max Temperature..........81 to 91 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Down 2 to 5 degs.
* Min Humidity.............24 to 34 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Up 5 to 9 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........North 10 to 15 mph.
* Mixing height............10247 ft AGL.
* Transport winds..........Northwest 12 to 14 knots.
* Ventilation Category.....Excellent (133211 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Mostly cloudy (55-65 pct) then becoming
partly cloudy (40-50 pct). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........40 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........20 pct.
* Min Temperature..........58 to 68 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Max Humidity.............63 to 73 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Down 5 to 9 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Northwest around 15 mph shifting to the
southwest after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........North 20 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (25-35 pct) then becoming
mostly cloudy (65-75 pct). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........50 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........50 pct.
* Max Temperature..........81 to 91 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Min Humidity.............22 to 32 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........North around 20 mph decreasing to around
10 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing height............9978 ft AGL.
* Transport winds..........Northwest 12 to 14 knots.
* Ventilation Category.....Excellent (129714 knot-ft).
.Forecast days 3 through 7......
Winds in Days 3 through 5 are surface 20 ft/10-min avg
.TUESDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows 60 to
70. Highs 81 to 91. Light winds. Minimum Humidity 23 to 33 pct.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 58 to 68. Highs 80 to 90. Light winds. Minimum Humidity
23 to 33 pct.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 60 to 70. Highs 79 to 89. Light winds.
Minimum Humidity 25 to 35 pct.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 58 to 68. Highs 76 to 86.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms and slight
chance of showers. Lows 58 to 68. Highs 75 to 85.
NOTE TO USERS - ZONE 154 VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND
TRANSPORT WINDS ARE BASED ON THE AVERAGE ACROSS THE ZONE
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