Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Tucson, AZ
Issued by NWS Tucson, AZ
277 FNUS75 KTWC 300353 FWSTWC Spot Forecast for Simmons Fire...State of Arizona National Weather Service Tucson AZ 853 PM MST Wed May 29 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MST on May 30. .DISCUSSION...Dry conditions with temperatures several degrees above average. Minimum RH values will continue to bottom out in the single digits with poor overnight recoveries. Typical diurnal wind trends with some gustiness in the afternoon, becoming light downslope overnight. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....98-100 degrees. Min humidity........6-9 percent. 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 6 mph shifting to the west 6 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......2100 ft AGL increasing to 9800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 4 to 8 knots. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....65-68 degrees. Max humidity........22-25 percent. 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph shifting to the east up to 5 mph overnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......5300 ft AGL decreasing to 100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 8 knots shifting to the southwest around 4 knots overnight. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....101-103 degrees. Min humidity........6-9 percent. 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 6 mph shifting to the west 6 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......1700 ft AGL increasing to 11200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 5 knots shifting to the west in the afternoon. $$ Forecaster...MEYER Requested by...Jeanne Duncan Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2415326.0/TWC .DELDT 05/29/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL jyduncan@blm.gov Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson