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FNUS55 KTWC 272112
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southeast Arizona
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
212 PM MST Mon May 27 2024

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    20-FOOT WIND FORECAST OF `LIGHT WINDS` INDICATES MAINLY
    TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS
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.DISCUSSION...Afternoon temperatures will be several degrees
above normal throughout the rest of the week. Min relative
humidities will generally being the single digits for the lower
elevations and lower teens for the higher elevations. Poor overnight
recovers throughout the week with values in the 20s to lower 30s.
Expect diurnal winds trends to continue with the occasional wind
gusts, generally less than 25 mph.


AZZ150-281415-
Arizona Fire Weather Zone 150
Sonoran FDRA-Most of Pima County-South Central Pinal County-
Tohono O`odham Nation-Tucson Metropolitan area-TDC-
212 PM MST Mon May 27 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Clear.
* Min Temperature..........59 to 69 degs.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Max Humidity.............20 to 30 pct.
*    24 hr Trend...........Down 6 to 10 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West around 10 mph shifting to the south
  after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........South 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip.........0 pct.
* LAL......................1.
* Haines Index.............5 or moderate.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature..........94 to 104 degs.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Min Humidity.............4 to 10 pct.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Light winds becoming west around 10 mph
  in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........South 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip.........0 pct.
* LAL......................1.
* Haines Index.............5 or moderate.
* Mixing Height............12576 ft agl.
* Transport Winds..........Southeast 6 knots shifting to the
  southwest in the afternoon.
* Ventilation Category.....Excellent (138336 knot-ft).

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature..........58 to 68 degs.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Max Humidity.............18 to 28 pct.
*    24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Southwest around 10 mph shifting to the
  south after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........South 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip.........0 pct.
* LAL......................1.
* Haines Index.............5 or moderate.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature..........93 to 103 degs.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Min Humidity.............3 to 10 pct.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Light winds becoming southwest around 10
  mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip.........0 pct.
* LAL......................1.
* Haines Index.............5 or moderate.
* Mixing Height............11155 ft agl.
* Transport Winds..........South 7 to 12 knots.
* Ventilation Category.....Excellent (133860 knot-ft).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
WINDS IN DAYS 3 THROUGH 5 ARE SURFACE 20 FT/10-MIN AVG
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 68. Highs 93 to 103. Light
winds. Minimum Humidity 4 to 11 pct.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 60 to 70. Highs 94 to 104. Light winds.
Minimum Humidity 4 to 10 pct.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 59 to 69. Highs 94 to 104. Light winds.
Minimum Humidity 4 to 10 pct.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 69. Highs 95 to 105.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 71. Highs 95 to 105.

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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AZZ151-281415-
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-
212 PM MST Mon May 27 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Clear.
* Min Temperature..........54 to 64 degs.
*    24 hr Trend...........Up 1 to 4 degs.
* Max Humidity.............20 to 30 pct.
*    24 hr Trend...........Down 5 to 9 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West around 15 mph in the evening
  becoming light.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip.........0 pct.
* LAL......................1.
* Haines Index.............5 or moderate.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Sunny.
* Max Temperature..........89 to 99 degs.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Min Humidity.............4 to 9 pct.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Light winds becoming southwest around 15
  mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip.........0 pct.
* LAL......................1.
* Haines Index.............5 or moderate.
* Mixing Height............11392 ft agl.
* Transport Winds..........South 10 knots shifting to the southwest
  in the afternoon.
* Ventilation Category.....Excellent (170880 knot-ft).

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature..........53 to 63 degs.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Max Humidity.............19 to 29 pct.
*    24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West around 15 mph shifting to the south
  after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip.........0 pct.
* LAL......................1.
* Haines Index.............5 or moderate.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature..........87 to 97 degs.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Min Humidity.............4 to 9 pct.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..South around 10 mph shifting to the
  southwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip.........0 pct.
* LAL......................1.
* Haines Index.............5 or moderate.
* Mixing Height............9468 ft agl.
* Transport Winds..........Southwest 10 to 15 knots.
* Ventilation Category.....Excellent (142020 knot-ft).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
WINDS IN DAYS 3 THROUGH 5 ARE SURFACE 20 FT/10-MIN AVG
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 53 to 63. Highs 87 to 97. Light
winds. Minimum Humidity 6 to 10 pct.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 54 to 64. Highs 89 to 99. Light winds.
Minimum Humidity 6 to 9 pct.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 55 to 65. Highs 89 to 99. Light winds.
Minimum Humidity 5 to 9 pct.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 65. Highs 90 to 100.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 56 to 66. Highs 90 to 100.

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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AZZ152-281415-
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-
212 PM MST Mon May 27 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Clear.
* Min Temperature..........54 to 64 degs.
*    24 hr Trend...........Up 1 to 4 degs.
* Max Humidity.............16 to 26 pct.
*    24 hr Trend...........Down 5 to 9 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........West 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip.........0 pct.
* LAL......................1.
* Haines Index.............6 or high.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Sunny.
* Max Temperature..........89 to 99 degs.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Min Humidity.............3 to 10 pct.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..South around 10 mph shifting to the
  southwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip.........0 pct.
* LAL......................1.
* Haines Index.............6 or high.
* Mixing Height............12806 ft agl.
* Transport Winds..........Southwest 10 to 16 knots.
* Ventilation Category.....Excellent (204896 knot-ft).

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature..........53 to 63 degs.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Max Humidity.............16 to 26 pct.
*    24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........West 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip.........0 pct.
* LAL......................1.
* Haines Index.............6 or high.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature..........88 to 98 degs.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Min Humidity.............3 to 10 pct.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip.........0 pct.
* LAL......................1.
* Haines Index.............5 or moderate.
* Mixing Height............10784 ft agl.
* Transport Winds..........Southwest 10 to 18 knots.
* Ventilation Category.....Excellent (194112 knot-ft).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
WINDS IN DAYS 3 THROUGH 5 ARE SURFACE 20 FT/10-MIN AVG
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 62. Highs 87 to 97. West
wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 4 to 11 pct.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 53 to 63. Highs 89 to 99. West wind around
15 mph. Minimum Humidity 4 to 9 pct.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 54 to 64. Highs 90 to 100. West wind
around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 5 to 9 pct.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 65. Highs 90 to 100.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 56 to 66. Highs 90 to 100.

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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AZZ153-281415-
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-
212 PM MST Mon May 27 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature..........49 to 59 degs.
*    24 hr Trend...........Up 2 to 5 degs.
* Max Humidity.............20 to 30 pct.
*    24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West around 10 mph shifting to the north
  after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........West 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip.........0 pct.
* LAL......................1.
* Haines Index.............6 or high.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Sunny.
* Max Temperature..........78 to 88 degs.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Min Humidity.............5 to 11 pct.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip.........0 pct.
* LAL......................1.
* Haines Index.............6 or high.
* Mixing Height............11758 ft agl.
* Transport Winds..........West 10 to 13 knots.
* Ventilation Category.....Excellent (152854 knot-ft).

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature..........49 to 59 degs.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Max Humidity.............18 to 28 pct.
*    24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West around 10 mph shifting to the north
  after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........West 15 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip.........0 pct.
* LAL......................1.
* Haines Index.............6 or high.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature..........78 to 88 degs.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Min Humidity.............5 to 11 pct.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Northwest around 10 mph shifting to the
  southwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip.........0 pct.
* LAL......................1.
* Haines Index.............5 or moderate.
* Mixing Height............9708 ft agl.
* Transport Winds..........Southwest 10 to 16 knots.
* Ventilation Category.....Excellent (155328 knot-ft).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
WINDS IN DAYS 3 THROUGH 5 ARE SURFACE 20 FT/10-MIN AVG
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47 to 57. Highs 78 to 88.
Northwest wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 6 to 11 pct.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 48 to 58. Highs 79 to 89. Northwest wind
around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 6 to 11 pct.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 49 to 59. Highs 80 to 90. Northwest wind
around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 6 to 10 pct.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 60. Highs 80 to 90.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 50 to 60. Highs 80 to 90.

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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AZZ154-281415-
Arizona Fire Weather Zone 154
Forest Woodlands FDRA including the Sky Islands of Southeast
Arizona above 5500 feet-Coronado NF-TDC-
212 PM MST Mon May 27 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Clear.
* Min Temperature..........53 to 63 degs.
*    24 hr Trend...........Up 1 to 4 degs.
* Max Humidity.............15 to 23 pct.
*    24 hr Trend...........Down 3 to 7 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip.........0 pct.
* LAL......................1.
* Haines Index.............6 or high.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Sunny.
* Max Temperature..........78 to 88 degs.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Min Humidity.............4 to 11 pct.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..South around 10 mph shifting to the
  southwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip.........0 pct.
* LAL......................1.
* Haines Index.............5 or moderate.
* Mixing Height............13257 ft agl.
* Transport Winds..........Southwest 13 to 17 knots.
* Ventilation Category.....Excellent (198855 knot-ft).

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature..........52 to 62 degs.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Max Humidity.............15 to 23 pct.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip.........0 pct.
* LAL......................1.
* Haines Index.............5 or moderate.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature..........77 to 87 degs.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Min Humidity.............4 to 11 pct.
*    24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip.........0 pct.
* LAL......................1.
* Haines Index.............5 or moderate.
* Mixing Height............11552 ft agl.
* Transport Winds..........Southwest 11 to 18 knots.
* Ventilation Category.....Excellent (167504 knot-ft).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
WINDS IN DAYS 3 THROUGH 5 ARE SURFACE 20 FT/10-MIN AVG
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 60. Highs 76 to 86. West
wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 5 to 13 pct.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 51 to 61. Highs 78 to 88. West wind around
15 mph. Minimum Humidity 5 to 13 pct.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 51 to 61. Highs 79 to 89. Southwest wind
around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 6 to 12 pct.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 62. Highs 80 to 90.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 53 to 63. Highs 79 to 89.

NOTE TO USERS - ZONE 154 VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND
TRANSPORT WINDS ARE BASED ON THE AVERAGE ACROSS THE ZONE

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