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872 FNUS55 KTWC 061231 FWFTWC Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southeast Arizona National Weather Service Tucson AZ 531 AM MST Sun Oct 6 2024 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 20-FOOT WIND FORECAST OF `LIGHT WINDS` INDICATES MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ .DISCUSSION...Dry conditions continue through at least most of the week. Easterly to southeasterly 20 ft winds will increase to 10 to 15 mph the first half of the week. Min RHs remain 5-15 percent for the lower elevations and low to mid 20s for the higher elevations. Temperatures will continue well above average. AZZ150-062230- Arizona Fire Weather Zone 150 Sonoran FDRA-Most of Pima County-South Central Pinal County- Tohono O`odham Nation-Tucson Metropolitan area-TDC- 531 AM MST Sun Oct 6 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature..........100 to 110 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Min Humidity.............5 to 11 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..East around 10 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........Northeast 5 to 10 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............5 or moderate. * Mixing Height............14885 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........East 9 knots shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (133965 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly clear. * Min Temperature..........67 to 77 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Max Humidity.............15 to 25 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..North around 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........Northeast 5 to 10 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............6 or high. .MONDAY... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy. * Max Temperature..........98 to 108 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 degs. * Min Humidity.............6 to 13 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 1 to 4 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Southeast 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........North 5 to 10 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............6 or high. * Mixing Height............15371 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........Southeast 12 to 14 knots. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (215194 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... WINDS IN DAYS 3 THROUGH 5 ARE SURFACE 20 FT/10-MIN AVG .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 65 to 75. Highs 95 to 105. South wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 8 to 17 pct. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 66 to 76. Highs 94 to 104. Light winds. Minimum Humidity 8 to 18 pct. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 74. Highs 94 to 104. Light winds. Minimum Humidity 11 to 21 pct. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 74. Highs 92 to 102. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 73. Highs 91 to 101. NOTE TO USERS - ZONE 150 VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND TRANSPORT WINDS ARE BASED ON THE TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LOCATION (2550 MSL) $$ AZZ151-062230- 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- 531 AM MST Sun Oct 6 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature..........91 to 101 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Min Humidity.............6 to 12 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Northeast around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........Northeast 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............6 or high. * Mixing Height............15008 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........Northeast 11 knots. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (165088 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly clear. * Min Temperature..........58 to 68 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Max Humidity.............24 to 34 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 2 to 5 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........Northeast 5 to 10 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............6 or high. .MONDAY... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy. * Max Temperature..........89 to 99 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 degs. * Min Humidity.............8 to 17 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 2 to 5 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..East 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........Southeast around 5 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............6 or high. * Mixing Height............15603 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........East 13 to 15 knots. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (234045 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... WINDS IN DAYS 3 THROUGH 5 ARE SURFACE 20 FT/10-MIN AVG .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 57 to 67. Highs 88 to 98. East wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 9 to 17 pct. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 57 to 67. Highs 87 to 97. Light winds. Minimum Humidity 10 to 18 pct. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 57 to 67. Highs 86 to 96. Light winds. Minimum Humidity 10 to 20 pct. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 56 to 66. Highs 85 to 95. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 56 to 66. Highs 84 to 94. NOTE TO USERS - ZONE 151 VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND TRANSPORT WINDS ARE BASED ON THE BUENOS AIRES N.W.R. LOCATION (3500 MSL) $$ AZZ152-062230- 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- 531 AM MST Sun Oct 6 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature..........89 to 99 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 1 to 4 degs. * Min Humidity.............7 to 13 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 2 to 5 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..East around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........North 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............5 or moderate. * Mixing Height............11916 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........Northeast 9 to 10 knots. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (119160 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly clear. * Min Temperature..........56 to 66 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Max Humidity.............29 to 39 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 4 to 8 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..East 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........Northeast around 5 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............6 or high. .MONDAY... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature..........85 to 95 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 3 to 6 degs. * Min Humidity.............11 to 21 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 3 to 7 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..East 15 to 20 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........South 5 to 10 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............5 or moderate. * Mixing Height............12966 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........East 16 to 17 knots. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (220422 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... WINDS IN DAYS 3 THROUGH 5 ARE SURFACE 20 FT/10-MIN AVG .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 64. Highs 85 to 95. Light winds. Minimum Humidity 10 to 19 pct. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 65. Highs 85 to 95. Light winds. Minimum Humidity 11 to 18 pct. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 65. Highs 85 to 95. Light winds. Minimum Humidity 10 to 18 pct. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 64. Highs 84 to 94. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 64. Highs 82 to 92. NOTE TO USERS - ZONE 152 VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND TRANSPORT WINDS ARE BASED ON THE CHIRICAHUA N.M. LOCATION (5400 MSL) $$ AZZ153-062230- 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- 531 AM MST Sun Oct 6 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature..........79 to 89 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Min Humidity.............7 to 14 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 3 to 6 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..East 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........North around 15 mph decreasing to around 5 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............6 or high. * Mixing Height............13253 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........Northeast 10 to 14 knots. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (185542 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly clear. * Min Temperature..........50 to 60 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Max Humidity.............32 to 42 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 10 to 14 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..East 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........South around 10 mph increasing to around 20 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............6 or high. .MONDAY... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy. * Max Temperature..........74 to 84 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 3 to 6 degs. * Min Humidity.............14 to 24 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 6 to 10 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..East around 15 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........South around 15 mph decreasing to around 5 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............5 or moderate. * Mixing Height............11796 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........Southeast 12 to 17 knots. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (200532 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... WINDS IN DAYS 3 THROUGH 5 ARE SURFACE 20 FT/10-MIN AVG .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 59. Highs 74 to 84. Light winds. Minimum Humidity 13 to 22 pct. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 50 to 60. Highs 74 to 84. Light winds. Minimum Humidity 13 to 22 pct. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 59. Highs 74 to 84. Light winds. Minimum Humidity 13 to 22 pct. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 59. Highs 74 to 84. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 48 to 58. Highs 72 to 82. NOTE TO USERS - ZONE 153 VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND TRANSPORT WINDS ARE BASED ON THE POINT OF PINES LOCATION (6040 MSL) $$ AZZ154-062230- Arizona Fire Weather Zone 154 Forest Woodlands FDRA including the Sky Islands of Southeast Arizona above 5500 feet-Coronado NF-TDC- 531 AM MST Sun Oct 6 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature..........79 to 89 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Min Humidity.............8 to 16 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Northeast around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........Northeast 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............6 or high. * Mixing Height............14323 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........Northeast 10 to 11 knots. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (150391 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly clear. * Min Temperature..........55 to 65 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 degs. * Max Humidity.............25 to 35 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 5 to 9 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..East 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........Northeast around 5 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............6 or high. .MONDAY... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature..........76 to 86 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 2 to 5 degs. * Min Humidity.............15 to 25 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 4 to 8 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..East 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........Southeast around 5 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............5 or moderate. * Mixing Height............15110 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........East 14 to 15 knots. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (219095 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... WINDS IN DAYS 3 THROUGH 5 ARE SURFACE 20 FT/10-MIN AVG .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 53 to 63. Highs 76 to 86. East wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 12 to 22 pct. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 53 to 63. Highs 75 to 85. Light winds. Minimum Humidity 12 to 22 pct. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 53 to 63. Highs 75 to 85. Light winds. Minimum Humidity 13 to 23 pct. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 62. Highs 74 to 84. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 62. Highs 72 to 82. NOTE TO USERS - ZONE 154 VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND TRANSPORT WINDS ARE BASED ON THE AVERAGE ACROSS THE ZONE $$ Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson