Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Tucson, AZ
Issued by NWS Tucson, AZ
046 FNUS75 KTWC 251617 FWSTWC Spot Forecast for Rocky...PIFC National Weather Service Tucson AZ 917 AM MST Sat May 25 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1000 MST on May 25. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...Expect critical fire weather conditions through the evening with gusts up to 35 mph possible. Winds begin to decrease after sunset becoming southeast overnight less than 10 mph. Min RH this afternoon will be in the low teens with overnight recoveries in the low 40s. Wind speeds will be less Sunday with occasional afternoon gusts to 20 mph and min RH in the low teens. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....76-79 degrees. Min humidity........11-14 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 18 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......8200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 21 to 23 knots. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....51-54 degrees. Max humidity........41-44 percent. 20-foot winds.......West northwest winds 12 to 16 mph with gusts 20 to 25 mph before 10 PM, then shifting to the southeast up to 8 mph overnight. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL decreasing to 100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 9 knots shifting to the southeast around 3 knots overnight. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....80-83 degrees. Min humidity........11-14 percent. 20-foot winds.......West southwest winds 7 to 11 mph with gusts 15 to 20 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL increasing to 7300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 4 to 9 knots. .SUNDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....54-57 degrees. Max humidity........31-34 percent. 20-foot winds.......West northwest winds 5 to 9 mph shifting to the east northeast up to 7 mph overnight. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......4600 ft AGL decreasing to 100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 7 knots shifting to the northeast around 4 knots overnight. $$ Forecaster...HARDIN Requested by...Jo Decker Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2415077.0/TWC .DELDT 05/25/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL azphc@firenet.gov Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson