Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Tucson, AZ
Issued by NWS Tucson, AZ
389 FNUS55 KTWC 252109 FWFTWC Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southeast Arizona National Weather Service Tucson AZ 209 PM MST Sat May 25 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 20-FOOT WIND FORECAST OF `LIGHT WINDS` INDICATES MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ .DISCUSSION...Breezy to locally winds today with critical fire weather conditions mainly east of Tucson. A Red Flag Warning is in effect until 9 pm for fire weather zone 152. Expect wind speeds 18- 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph. Minimum RH values will bottom out in the single digits in valleys with poor to fair overnight recoveries. Temperatures near typical values for late May this weekend, with hotter afternoons likely next week. Sunday into next week expect normal diurnal wind trends with occasional afternoon gustiness. Min RH values will continue to be in the single digits. AZZ150-261415- Arizona Fire Weather Zone 150 Sonoran FDRA-Most of Pima County-South Central Pinal County- Tohono O`odham Nation-Tucson Metropolitan area-TDC- 209 PM MST Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather..............Clear. * Min Temperature..........54 to 64 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Max Humidity.............34 to 44 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........West 20 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............5 or moderate. .SUNDAY... * Sky/Weather..............Sunny. * Max Temperature..........87 to 97 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 3 to 7 degs. * Min Humidity.............7 to 15 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 2 to 5 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Light winds becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........West 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............5 or moderate. * Mixing Height............9704 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........Southeast 6 knots shifting to the west 8 knots in the afternoon. * Ventilation Category.....Very good (77632 knot-ft). .SUNDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather..............Clear. * Min Temperature..........57 to 67 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 3 to 6 degs. * Max Humidity.............28 to 38 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 4 to 8 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West around 10 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. .MEMORIAL DAY... * Sky/Weather..............Sunny. * Max Temperature..........93 to 103 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 3 to 7 degs. * Min Humidity.............5 to 11 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 2 to 5 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Light winds becoming northwest 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............12759 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........East 5 knots shifting to the southwest 9 knots in the afternoon. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (114831 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... WINDS IN DAYS 3 THROUGH 5 ARE SURFACE 20 FT/10-MIN AVG .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 60 to 70. Highs 94 to 104. Light winds. Minimum Humidity 5 to 10 pct. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 69. Highs 93 to 103. Light winds. Minimum Humidity 3 to 9 pct. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 58 to 68. Highs 92 to 102. Light winds. Minimum Humidity 4 to 11 pct. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 58 to 68. Highs 92 to 102. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 59 to 69. 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) $$ AZZ151-261415- 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- 209 PM MST Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather..............Clear. * Min Temperature..........48 to 58 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Little change. * Max Humidity.............39 to 49 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 3 to 7 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West around 20 mph in the evening becoming light. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........West 20 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............5 or moderate. .SUNDAY... * Sky/Weather..............Sunny. * Max Temperature..........83 to 93 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 3 to 6 degs. * Min Humidity.............7 to 14 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Light winds becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........West around 20 mph decreasing to around 10 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............5 or moderate. * Mixing Height............8741 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........South 7 knots shifting to the west 13 knots in the afternoon. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (113633 knot-ft). .SUNDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather..............Clear. * Min Temperature..........52 to 62 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 3 to 6 degs. * Max Humidity.............28 to 38 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 8 to 12 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Northwest around 10 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. .MEMORIAL DAY... * Sky/Weather..............Sunny. * Max Temperature..........87 to 97 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 3 to 7 degs. * Min Humidity.............6 to 11 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Light winds becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........Southwest 5 to 10 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............6 or high. * Mixing Height............12416 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........Southeast 5 knots shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (124160 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... WINDS IN DAYS 3 THROUGH 5 ARE SURFACE 20 FT/10-MIN AVG .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 55 to 65. Highs 88 to 98. Southwest wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 6 to 11 pct. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 64. Highs 88 to 98. Southwest wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 5 to 8 pct. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 53 to 63. Highs 86 to 96. Southwest wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 5 to 9 pct. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 53 to 63. Highs 86 to 96. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 54 to 64. 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) $$ AZZ152-261415- 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- 209 PM MST Sat May 25 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly clear. * Min Temperature..........48 to 58 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 degs. * Max Humidity.............37 to 47 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 6 to 10 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West around 20 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........West 20 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............4 or low. .SUNDAY... * Sky/Weather..............Sunny. * Max Temperature..........82 to 92 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 2 to 5 degs. * Min Humidity.............5 to 15 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 15 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............6 or high. * Mixing Height............10409 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........West 8 to 16 knots. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (166544 knot-ft). .SUNDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly clear. * Min Temperature..........51 to 61 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 2 to 5 degs. * Max Humidity.............26 to 36 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 8 to 12 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Northwest around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........West 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............6 or high. .MEMORIAL DAY... * Sky/Weather..............Sunny. * Max Temperature..........87 to 97 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 3 to 6 degs. * Min Humidity.............4 to 11 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Light winds becoming southwest 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............12874 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........Southwest 5 to 11 knots. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (141614 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... WINDS IN DAYS 3 THROUGH 5 ARE SURFACE 20 FT/10-MIN AVG .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 54 to 64. Highs 89 to 99. West wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 4 to 10 pct. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 64. Highs 88 to 98. West wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 4 to 9 pct. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 52 to 62. Highs 87 to 97. West wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 4 to 9 pct. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 52 to 62. Highs 87 to 97. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 53 to 63. 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) $$ AZZ153-261415- 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- 209 PM MST Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather..............Clear. * Min Temperature..........42 to 52 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 degs. * Max Humidity.............39 to 49 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 2 to 5 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West around 20 mph becoming northwest around 10 mph after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........West 20 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............3 or very low. .SUNDAY... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature..........72 to 82 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 3 to 7 degs. * Min Humidity.............8 to 16 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 3 to 6 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. * Mixing Height............8295 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........West 10 to 16 knots. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (132720 knot-ft). .SUNDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather..............Mostly clear. * Min Temperature..........45 to 55 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 3 to 6 degs. * Max Humidity.............28 to 38 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 9 to 13 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West around 15 mph shifting to the north after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........West around 15 mph decreasing to around 5 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............6 or high. .MEMORIAL DAY... * Sky/Weather..............Sunny. * Max Temperature..........77 to 87 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 3 to 6 degs. * Min Humidity.............6 to 12 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 2 to 5 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..East around 10 mph shifting to the southwest 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............11331 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........East 7 knots shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (135972 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... WINDS IN DAYS 3 THROUGH 5 ARE SURFACE 20 FT/10-MIN AVG .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 48 to 58. Highs 78 to 88. Northwest wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 6 to 11 pct. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 58. Highs 78 to 88. Northwest wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 6 to 10 pct. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46 to 56. Highs 77 to 87. West wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 6 to 10 pct. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 47 to 57. Highs 78 to 88. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 58. Highs 79 to 89. NOTE TO USERS - ZONE 153 VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND TRANSPORT WINDS ARE BASED ON THE POINT OF PINES LOCATION (6040 MSL) $$ AZZ154-261415- Arizona Fire Weather Zone 154 Forest Woodlands FDRA including the Sky Islands of Southeast Arizona above 5500 feet-Coronado NF-TDC- 209 PM MST Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather..............Clear. * Min Temperature..........45 to 55 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 degs. * Max Humidity.............34 to 44 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 8 to 12 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West around 20 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........West 20 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............5 or moderate. .SUNDAY... * Sky/Weather..............Sunny. * Max Temperature..........73 to 83 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 3 to 6 degs. * Min Humidity.............8 to 18 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 2 to 5 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind........West 15 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip.........0 pct. * LAL......................1. * Haines Index.............6 or high. * Mixing Height............11597 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........West 10 to 17 knots. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (156559 knot-ft). .SUNDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather..............Clear. * Min Temperature..........50 to 60 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 3 to 6 degs. * Max Humidity.............22 to 32 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 10 to 14 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. .MEMORIAL DAY... * Sky/Weather..............Sunny. * Max Temperature..........76 to 86 degs. * 24 hr Trend...........Up 3 to 6 degs. * Min Humidity.............5 to 14 pct. * 24 hr Trend...........Down 2 to 5 pct. * Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Light winds becoming southwest 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............13511 ft agl. * Transport Winds..........Southwest 6 to 11 knots. * Ventilation Category.....Excellent (114843 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... WINDS IN DAYS 3 THROUGH 5 ARE SURFACE 20 FT/10-MIN AVG .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 52 to 62. Highs 78 to 88. West wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 5 to 13 pct. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 61. Highs 77 to 87. Southwest wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 4 to 11 pct. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 50 to 60. Highs 76 to 86. Southwest wind around 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 5 to 12 pct. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 50 to 60. Highs 76 to 86. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 50 to 60. 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