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FNUS75 KTWC 181731
FWSTWC

Spot Forecast for NWS Tucson Test...NWS
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
1031 AM MST Tue Mar 18 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 MST on March 18.


.DISCUSSION...

A weather system will move through just to our
north today bringing much cooler temperatures along with breezy
to windy conditions. Expect wind speeds of 20-30 mph with gusts
up to 45 mph. The strongest winds will be east of Tucson. Critical
fire conditions are expected in the lower elevations of Graham,
Greenlee, Cochise, eastern Santa Cruz, and eastern Pinal counties
this afternoon. A Red Flag Warning has been issued from 1 pm to 8
pm MST for all of Fire Weather Zone 152 and eastern portions of
Fire Weather Zone 151. RH values will fall below 15 percent by 1
pm and bottom out in the 9 to 14 percent range between 1 pm and 8
pm MST Tuesday.

Warmer weather returns starting on Wednesday, with above normal
temperatures by Thursday and continuing into the weekend. Dry
conditions will prevail Wednesday into at least the first half of
next week. Elevated southwest to west winds will occur on
Saturday, with speeds of around 15-20 mph and gusts to around 30
mph. Otherwise, wind speeds will mainly be less than 15 mph and
terrain driven from Thursday through early next week.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....64-67 degrees.
Min humidity........15-18 percent.
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 24
                    mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......7700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 18 to 22 knots.

TIME (MST)      11 AM     2 PM      5 PM
Sky (%).........1         3         3
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0
Temp............59        64        64
RH..............26        18        16
20 FT wind......NW 10G14  NW 12G18  NW 11G17
Mix hgt (ft)....5900      7700      7100
Transport wind..W 18      NW 22     NW 18

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....37-40 degrees.
Max humidity........41-44 percent.
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 7 to 12 mph shifting to the
                    southwest 5 to 9 mph in the late evening and
                    overnight.
Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL decreasing to 100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 7 to 16 knots shifting to the west 4
                    to 5 knots late in the evening, then shifting
                    to the south overnight shifting to the
                    southeast around 4 knots early in the morning.

TIME (MST)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Sky (%).........3         7         5         2
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Temp............62        53        46        41
RH..............17        26        34        40
20 FT wind......NW 10G14  W 5G6     SW 4G6    S 4G6
Mix hgt (ft)....4800      300       200       100
Transport wind..NW 16     W 7       W 4       SE 4

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....71-74 degrees.
Min humidity........8-11 percent.
20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 6 mph shifting to the
                    northwest 5 to 8 mph late in the morning.
Mixing height.......2100 ft AGL increasing to 5700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 4 knots shifting to the north
                    late in the afternoon.

TIME (MST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........8         3         0         3
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Temp............39        52        66        72
RH..............42        26        13        9
20 FT wind......S 4G6     S 2       NW 4G6    NW 7G10
Mix hgt (ft)....400       2100      4800      5600
Transport wind..S 4       E 3       N 6       N 8

$$
Forecaster...SINGER
Requested by...Kevin Strongman
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2506931.0/TWC
.DELDT 03/18/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL nws.tucson@noaa.gov,kevin.strongman@noaa.gov

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