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FNUS75 KTWC 312224
FWSTWC

Spot Forecast for Simmons...State of Arizona
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
324 PM MST Fri May 31 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0000 MST on June 01.

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions will continue with single digit mininmum
RHs in the afternoons and poor recoveries overnight. High
afternoon temperatures will be in the low 100s with overnight
lows in the mid 60s. Expect typical diurnal wind trends with a
few gusts in the afternoon around 20 mph from the southwest on
Saturday and from the west on Sunday. Light and variable downslope
/ downvalley winds overnight.


.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....100-103 degrees.
Min humidity........5-8 percent.
20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 7 mph shifting to the west
                    7 to 12 mph in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......1800 ft AGL increasing to 9500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 knots shifting to the
                    southwest around 11 knots in the afternoon.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....65-68 degrees.
Max humidity........22-25 percent.
20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 9 mph shifting to the south 5
                    to 6 mph overnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 3 to 8 knots.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....99-102 degrees.
Min humidity........6-9 percent.
20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 7 mph shifting to the west
                    8 to 13 mph in the afternoon.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Mixing height.......2300 ft AGL increasing to 9400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 6 to 13 knots.

$$
Forecaster...MALARKEY
Requested by...Sierra Sampson
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2415433.0/TWC
.DELDT 05/31/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL sierra.sampson@usda.gov

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