Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Tucson, AZ
Issued by NWS Tucson, AZ
813
FNUS55 KTWC 062051
FWFTWC
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southeast Arizona
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
151 PM MST Sun Sep 6 2026
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20-FOOT WIND FORECAST OF `LIGHT WINDS` INDICATES MAINLY
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS
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.DISCUSSION...
Expect daily isolated showers and thunderstorms into early week,
before becoming more scattered the rest of the week. Heavy
rainfall leading to flash flooding will be the main threat.
Temperatures will be around normal to a few degrees below normal
into early next week. Minimum relative humidity values mainly 20
to 45 percent in the valleys and 30 to 60 percent in the mountains
over the next week. Winds will generally remain less than 15 mph
and terrain driven through the week.
AZZ150-071430-
Arizona Fire Weather Zone 150
Sonoran FDRA-Most of Pima County-South Central Pinal County-
Tohono O`odham Nation-Tucson Metropolitan area-TDC-
151 PM MST Sun Sep 6 2026
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (40-50 pct).
* Chance of Precip.........0 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........0 pct.
* Min Temperature..........74 to 84 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Up 3 to 7 degs.
* Max Humidity.............43 to 53 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........Southwest around 5 mph shifting to the
south after midnight.
.LABOR DAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (40-50 pct).
* Chance of Precip.........0 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........0 pct.
* Max Temperature..........95 to 105 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Min Humidity.............22 to 32 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Light winds becoming northwest around 10
mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........Southwest around 5 mph shifting to the
northwest in the afternoon.
* Mixing height............8723 ft AGL.
* Transport winds..........Northwest 9 knots.
* Ventilation Category.....Very good (78507 knot-ft).
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (30-40 pct).
* Chance of Precip.........10 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........0 pct.
* Min Temperature..........74 to 84 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Max Humidity.............45 to 55 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Up 3 to 6 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Northwest around 10 mph shifting to the
south after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........North around 5 mph shifting to the east
after midnight.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (30-40 pct).
* Chance of Precip.........10 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........0 pct.
* Max Temperature..........96 to 106 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Up 1 to 4 degs.
* Min Humidity.............21 to 31 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Up 1 to 4 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Light winds becoming west around 10 mph
in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........East 5 to 10 mph.
* Mixing height............10005 ft AGL.
* Transport winds..........Southwest 9 knots shifting to the
northwest in the afternoon.
* Ventilation Category.....Very good (90045 knot-ft).
.Forecast days 3 through 7......
Winds in Days 3 through 5 are surface 20 ft/10-min avg
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 74 to 84. Highs 95 to 105. Light winds.
Minimum Humidity 24 to 34 pct.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 74 to 84. Highs 95 to 105. Light winds.
Minimum Humidity 25 to 35 pct.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 73 to 83. Highs 92 to 102. Light winds. Minimum Humidity
30 to 40 pct.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 71 to 81. Highs 89 to 99.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 69 to 79. Highs 89 to 99.
NOTE TO USERS - ZONE 150 VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND
TRANSPORT WINDS ARE BASED ON THE TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
LOCATION (2550 MSL)
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AZZ151-071430-
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-
151 PM MST Sun Sep 6 2026
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (45-55 pct) then becoming
mostly cloudy (50-60 pct). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........10 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........10 pct.
* Min Temperature..........65 to 75 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Up 1 to 4 degs.
* Max Humidity.............59 to 69 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Down 6 to 10 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Northwest around 15 mph shifting to the
south after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........Northwest around 5 mph shifting to the
southeast after midnight.
.LABOR DAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (40-50 pct). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........20 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........20 pct.
* Max Temperature..........88 to 98 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Up 1 to 4 degs.
* Min Humidity.............27 to 37 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Down 1 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Light winds becoming northwest around 10
mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........South around 5 mph shifting to the west
in the afternoon.
* Mixing height............8754 ft AGL.
* Transport winds..........Northwest 6 to 9 knots.
* Ventilation Category.....Very good (78786 knot-ft).
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (40-50 pct). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........20 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........20 pct.
* Min Temperature..........65 to 75 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Max Humidity.............60 to 70 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Up 1 to 4 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Northwest around 10 mph in the evening
becoming light.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........North around 10 mph shifting to the
northeast after midnight.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (35-45 pct). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........20 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........20 pct.
* Max Temperature..........89 to 99 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Min Humidity.............27 to 37 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Down 1 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Light winds becoming northwest around 10
mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........East 10 to 15 mph.
* Mixing height............9583 ft AGL.
* Transport winds..........West 6 knots shifting to the north 8
knots in the afternoon.
* Ventilation Category.....Very good (76664 knot-ft).
.Forecast days 3 through 7......
Winds in Days 3 through 5 are surface 20 ft/10-min avg
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows 66 to 76. Highs 89 to 99. Light winds.
Minimum Humidity 30 to 40 pct.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 66 to 76. Highs 88 to 98. Light winds. Minimum Humidity
31 to 41 pct.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 65 to 75. Highs 84 to 94. Southwest wind around 15 mph.
Minimum Humidity 38 to 48 pct.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 62 to 72. Highs 81 to 91.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 61 to 71. Highs 82 to 92.
NOTE TO USERS - ZONE 151 VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND
TRANSPORT WINDS ARE BASED ON THE BUENOS AIRES N.W.R. LOCATION
(3500 MSL)
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AZZ152-071430-
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-
151 PM MST Sun Sep 6 2026
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Mostly cloudy (50-60 pct). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........10 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........10 pct.
* Min Temperature..........66 to 76 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Up 1 to 4 degs.
* Max Humidity.............58 to 68 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Down 2 to 5 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Northwest around 15 mph shifting to the
east after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........Northwest around 5 mph shifting to the
southeast after midnight.
.LABOR DAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (35-45 pct). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........10 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........10 pct.
* Max Temperature..........89 to 99 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Min Humidity.............23 to 33 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Up 1 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Light winds becoming northwest around 10
mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........South 5 to 10 mph.
* Mixing height............7358 ft AGL.
* Transport winds..........Northwest 6 to 9 knots.
* Ventilation Category.....Good (66222 knot-ft).
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (40-50 pct). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........20 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........20 pct.
* Min Temperature..........65 to 75 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Down 1 deg.
* Max Humidity.............59 to 69 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Up 24 to 28 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..West around 15 mph in the evening
becoming light.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........North 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (30-40 pct). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........10 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........10 pct.
* Max Temperature..........90 to 100 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Min Humidity.............23 to 33 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Light winds becoming northwest around 10
mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........East 5 to 10 mph.
* Mixing height............8403 ft AGL.
* Transport winds..........North 6 knots shifting to the east 7
knots in the afternoon.
* Ventilation Category.....Good (58821 knot-ft).
.Forecast days 3 through 7......
Winds in Days 3 through 5 are surface 20 ft/10-min avg
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 67 to 77. Highs 90 to 100. Light winds.
Minimum Humidity 23 to 33 pct.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 67 to 77. Highs 89 to 99. Light winds.
Minimum Humidity 25 to 35 pct.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 65 to 75. Highs 87 to 97. West wind around 15 mph. Minimum
Humidity 32 to 42 pct.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 63 to 73. Highs 84 to 94.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 62 to 72. Highs 83 to 93.
NOTE TO USERS - ZONE 152 VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND
TRANSPORT WINDS ARE BASED ON THE CHIRICAHUA N.M. LOCATION (5400 MSL)
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AZZ153-071430-
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-
151 PM MST Sun Sep 6 2026
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Mostly cloudy (50-60 pct) then becoming
partly cloudy (45-55 pct). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........20 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........20 pct.
* Min Temperature..........58 to 68 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Up 1 to 4 degs.
* Max Humidity.............60 to 70 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Up 3 to 7 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..North around 10 mph in the evening
becoming light.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........West around 10 mph shifting to the south
after midnight.
.LABOR DAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (40-50 pct). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........30 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........30 pct.
* Max Temperature..........79 to 89 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Min Humidity.............31 to 41 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Up 1 to 4 pct.
* 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.
* Mixing height............8515 ft AGL.
* Transport winds..........North 6 knots shifting to the west 9
knots in the afternoon.
* Ventilation Category.....Very good (76635 knot-ft).
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Mostly cloudy (50-60 pct) then becoming
partly cloudy (40-50 pct). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........20 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........20 pct.
* Min Temperature..........58 to 68 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 degs.
* Max Humidity.............61 to 71 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Up 5 to 9 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..North around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........North 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (40-50 pct). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........30 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........30 pct.
* Max Temperature..........80 to 90 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Min Humidity.............28 to 38 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Down 1 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Light winds becoming southwest around 10
mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........East around 5 mph shifting to the south
in the afternoon.
* Mixing height............10146 ft AGL.
* Transport winds..........Northeast 7 knots shifting to the south
8 knots in the afternoon.
* Ventilation Category.....Very good (81168 knot-ft).
.Forecast days 3 through 7......
Winds in Days 3 through 5 are surface 20 ft/10-min avg
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 60 to 70. Highs 81 to 91. Light winds. Minimum Humidity
27 to 37 pct.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms and slight
chance of showers. Lows 59 to 69. Highs 79 to 89. Light winds.
Minimum Humidity 27 to 37 pct.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 58 to 68. Highs 79 to 89. Northwest wind around 15 mph.
Minimum Humidity 31 to 41 pct.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 56 to 66. Highs 76 to 86.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 65. Highs 75 to 85.
NOTE TO USERS - ZONE 153 VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND
TRANSPORT WINDS ARE BASED ON THE POINT OF PINES LOCATION (6040 MSL)
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AZZ154-071430-
Arizona Fire Weather Zone 154
Forest Woodlands FDRA including the Sky Islands of Southeast
Arizona above 5500 feet-Coronado NF-TDC-
151 PM MST Sun Sep 6 2026
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (45-55 pct) then becoming
mostly cloudy (45-55 pct). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........20 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........20 pct.
* Min Temperature..........60 to 70 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Up 1 to 4 degs.
* Max Humidity.............57 to 67 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........Northwest around 5 mph shifting to the
southeast after midnight.
.LABOR DAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (40-50 pct). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........20 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........20 pct.
* Max Temperature..........78 to 88 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Min Humidity.............34 to 44 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Up 1 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Light winds becoming northwest around 10
mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........South 5 to 10 mph.
* Mixing height............9221 ft AGL.
* Transport winds..........Northwest 6 to 9 knots.
* Ventilation Category.....Good (69157 knot-ft).
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (40-50 pct). Chance of
showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........20 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........20 pct.
* Min Temperature..........60 to 70 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Max Humidity.............57 to 67 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Down 1 to 4 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Northwest around 10 mph in the evening
becoming light.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........North 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather..............Partly cloudy (35-45 pct). Chance of
showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip.........20 pct.
* Chance of Thunder........20 pct.
* Max Temperature..........78 to 88 degs.
24 hr Trend...........Little change.
* Min Humidity.............33 to 43 pct.
24 hr Trend...........Up 1 pct.
* Wind (20 ft/10-min avg)..Light winds becoming north around 10 mph
in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL Wind........East 10 to 15 mph.
* Mixing height............10239 ft AGL.
* Transport winds..........North 7 knots.
* Ventilation Category.....Very good (71673 knot-ft).
.Forecast days 3 through 7......
Winds in Days 3 through 5 are surface 20 ft/10-min avg
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 61 to 71. Highs 79 to 89. Light winds.
Minimum Humidity 33 to 43 pct.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 61 to 71. Highs 77 to 87. Light winds. Minimum Humidity
35 to 45 pct.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 59 to 69. Highs 75 to 85. West wind around 15 mph. Minimum
Humidity 43 to 53 pct.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 57 to 67. Highs 72 to 82.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 56 to 66. Highs 72 to 82.
NOTE TO USERS - ZONE 154 VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND
TRANSPORT WINDS ARE BASED ON THE AVERAGE ACROSS THE ZONE
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