Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Tucson, AZ
Issued by NWS Tucson, AZ
074 FNUS55 KTWC 291135 FWFTWC Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southeast Arizona National Weather Service Tucson AZ 433 AM MST Wed May 29 2024 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 20-FOOT WIND FORECAST OF `LIGHT WINDS` INDICATES MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ .DISCUSSION...High temperatures will be 3-6 degrees above normal through the upcoming weekend. Expect min RH values of 3-8 percent in the lower elevations and 8-15 percent in the mountains the next 7 days, with poor overnight recoveries between 20-30 percent in most locations. 20-foot winds will follow typical diurnal patterns this week, with afternoon/early evening gustiness due to strong surface heating. The strongest sustained 20-foot winds will generally be across portions of Cochise County, where wind speeds will be in the 15-20 mph range, with some gusts to around 30 mph for a couple of hours during the mid to late afternoon hours. AZZ150-292215- Arizona Fire Weather Zone 150 Sonoran FDRA-Most of Pima County-South Central Pinal County- Tohono O`odham Nation-Tucson Metropolitan area-TDC- 433 AM MST Wed May 29 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature..........92 to 102 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 2 to 5 degs. * 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........South 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............5 or moderate. * Mixing Height............11562 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........South 11 to 14 knots. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (161868 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather..............Clear. * Min Temperature..........57 to 67 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Max Humidity.............21 to 31 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 3 to 7 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Southwest around 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........Southwest 5 to 10 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............5 or moderate. .THURSDAY... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature..........93 to 103 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Min Humidity.............4 to 12 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........Southwest 5 to 10 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............5 or moderate. * Mixing Height............10159 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........Southeast 5 knots shifting to the southwest 8 knots in the afternoon. * Ventilation Category.....Very good (81272 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... WINDS IN DAYS 3 THROUGH 5 ARE SURFACE 20 FT/10-MIN AVG .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 60 to 70. Highs 95 to 105. Light winds. Minimum Humidity 4 to 10 pct. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 61 to 71. Highs 95 to 105. Light winds. Minimum Humidity 4 to 11 pct. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 60 to 70. Highs 93 to 103. South wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 4 to 12 pct. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 69. Highs 93 to 103. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 70. Highs 94 to 104. NOTE TO USERS - ZONE 150 VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND TRANSPORT WINDS ARE BASED ON THE TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LOCATION (2550 MSL) $$ AZZ151-292215- 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- 433 AM MST Wed May 29 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature..........87 to 97 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 2 to 5 degs. * Min Humidity.............4 to 8 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..South around 10 mph shifting to the southwest 10 to 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............9006 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........South 11 to 17 knots. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (153102 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather..............Clear. * Min Temperature..........52 to 62 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Max Humidity.............19 to 29 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West around 15 mph in the evening becoming light. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........Southwest around 15 mph becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............5 or moderate. .THURSDAY... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature..........87 to 97 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Min Humidity.............5 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........West 5 to 10 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............5 or moderate. * Mixing Height............9351 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........South 4 knots shifting to the west 10 knots in the afternoon. * Ventilation Category.....Very good (93510 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... WINDS IN DAYS 3 THROUGH 5 ARE SURFACE 20 FT/10-MIN AVG .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 55 to 65. Highs 89 to 99. Light winds. Minimum Humidity 6 to 10 pct. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 56 to 66. Highs 90 to 100. Southwest wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 5 to 9 pct. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 55 to 65. Highs 88 to 98. Southwest wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 5 to 8 pct. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 64. Highs 88 to 98. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 65. Highs 89 to 99. NOTE TO USERS - ZONE 151 VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND TRANSPORT WINDS ARE BASED ON THE BUENOS AIRES N.W.R. LOCATION (3500 MSL) $$ AZZ152-292215- 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- 433 AM MST Wed May 29 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy then becoming sunny. * Max Temperature..........87 to 97 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 degs. * 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 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........Southwest around 5 mph increasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............5 or moderate. * Mixing Height............11024 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........Southwest 10 to 18 knots. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (198432 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather..............Clear. * Min Temperature..........52 to 62 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 degs. * Max Humidity.............17 to 27 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........West around 20 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............5 or moderate. .THURSDAY... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature..........86 to 96 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Min Humidity.............4 to 11 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Light winds becoming west around 15 mph in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........West 5 to 10 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............5 or moderate. * Mixing Height............10545 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........West 5 to 13 knots. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (137085 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... WINDS IN DAYS 3 THROUGH 5 ARE SURFACE 20 FT/10-MIN AVG .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 54 to 64. Highs 89 to 99. Light winds. Minimum Humidity 4 to 9 pct. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 55 to 65. Highs 90 to 100. Southwest wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 4 to 9 pct. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 55 to 65. Highs 89 to 99. Southwest wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 4 to 9 pct. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 64. Highs 88 to 98. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 65. Highs 89 to 99. NOTE TO USERS - ZONE 152 VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND TRANSPORT WINDS ARE BASED ON THE CHIRICAHUA N.M. LOCATION (5400 MSL) $$ AZZ153-292215- 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- 433 AM MST Wed May 29 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny. * Max Temperature..........77 to 87 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Min Humidity.............6 to 12 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 1 to 4 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Southwest 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........Southwest around 5 mph increasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............5 or moderate. * Mixing Height............10451 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........West 9 to 16 knots. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (167216 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather..............Clear. * Min Temperature..........47 to 57 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 degs. * Max Humidity.............20 to 30 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 1 to 4 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Northwest 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........West 20 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............5 or moderate. .THURSDAY... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature..........77 to 87 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Min Humidity.............6 to 13 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Northwest around 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........Northwest 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............6 or high. * Mixing Height............11395 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........North 7 knots shifting to the west 14 knots in the afternoon. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (159530 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... WINDS IN DAYS 3 THROUGH 5 ARE SURFACE 20 FT/10-MIN AVG .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 59. Highs 80 to 90. Northwest wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 6 to 11 pct. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 50 to 60. Highs 80 to 90. West wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 6 to 10 pct. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 49 to 59. Highs 79 to 89. West wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 5 to 10 pct. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47 to 57. Highs 79 to 89. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 59. 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) $$ AZZ154-292215- Arizona Fire Weather Zone 154 Forest Woodlands FDRA including the Sky Islands of Southeast Arizona above 5500 feet-Coronado NF-TDC- 433 AM MST Wed May 29 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature..........77 to 87 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 degs. * Min Humidity.............3 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............12046 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........Southwest 11 to 18 knots. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (174667 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather..............Clear. * Min Temperature..........51 to 61 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 degs. * Max Humidity.............16 to 24 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * 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.............5 or moderate. .THURSDAY... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature..........76 to 86 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Min Humidity.............5 to 14 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 1 to 4 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........West 5 to 10 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............5 or moderate. * Mixing Height............11745 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........West 7 to 12 knots. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (111577 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... WINDS IN DAYS 3 THROUGH 5 ARE SURFACE 20 FT/10-MIN AVG .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 52 to 62. Highs 79 to 89. West wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 5 to 13 pct. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 53 to 63. Highs 80 to 90. Southwest wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 5 to 11 pct. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 52 to 62. Highs 79 to 89. Southwest wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 5 to 11 pct. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 61. Highs 78 to 88. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 62. Highs 79 to 89. 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