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FXUS65 KTWC 140820
AFDTWC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
120 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2025
SYNOPSIS
DRY AND WARM WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEKEND.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL, WITH SOME LOCATIONS
APPROACHING NEAR RECORD TO RECORD LEVELS.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION
INTO NEXT WEEKEND, RESULTING IN DRY CONDITIONS, UNSEASONABLY WARM
TEMPERATURES AND PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL TOP
OUT 10-15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THIS PERIOD, WITH SOME
LOCATIONS APPROACHING NEAR RECORD TO RECORD LEVELS.
EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY INTO MONDAY, WITH SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS OF 10-15 MPH AND GUSTS TO 25-30 MPH IN THOSE LOCATIONS NOT
SHELTERED FROM EASTERLY WINDS. THE STRONGEST EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TUCSON METRO, UPPER GILA RIVER
VALLEY NEAR SAFFORD AND ACROSS EASTERN SANTA CRUZ/WESTERN COCHISE
COUNTIES. WINDS SHIFT BACK AROUND TO A WESTERLY DIRECTION TUESDAY
INTO NEXT WEEKEND, WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS SPEEDS.
AVIATION
VALID THROUGH 15/12Z.
SCT-BKN CLOUDS AOA 20K FEET MSL THRU 14/15Z, BECOMING SCT AFT 14/15Z
AOA 20K FEET AGL THRU THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. ELY/SELY
SFC WIND AT 10-15 KTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20-25 KTS PERSISTING
THRU THE FORECAST PERIOD. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR TAF
AMENDMENTS.
FIRE WEATHER
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO NEXT WEEKEND, ALONG
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES 10-15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. 20-FOOT WINDS
WILL BE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 10-15 MPH AND GUSTS TO 25-30 MPH TODAY AND
MONDAY AND THEN LESS THAN 15 MPH AND TERRAIN DRIVEN TUESDAY INTO
NEXT WEEKEND. MINIMUM RH VALUES AT ALL ELEVATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE
IN THE 13-23 PERCENT RANGE THROUGH NEXT WEEK, EXCEPT ON MONDAY WHEN
THERE WILL BE A MOISTURE INCREASE ACROSS EASTERN AREAS (COCHISE,
GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES) INTO THE 20-35 PERCENT RANGE.
TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
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