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FXUS65 KTWC 082005
AFDTWC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
105 PM MST MON DEC 8 2025
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES INTO THE REGION THIS WEEK. THIS
WILL RESULT IN DRY CONDITIONS AND HIGH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO ABOVE
NORMAL LEVELS THROUGH THIS WEEK.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE REGION
THIS WEEK, RESULTING IN DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS. STARTING
TOMORROW, TEMPERATURES WILL TREND 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL
NORMALS AND PEAKING BY THE WEEKEND. TUCSON HAS A SHOT OF REACHING
ITS RECORD ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 79 DEGREES (2004).
LOOKING AHEAD, WELP...MORE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE INTO
THE NEW WEEK. CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER 8-14 DAY OUTLOOKS HAS
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA LIKELY BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION (40-60% BELOW)
AND LIKELY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES (80%+ ABOVE). A WARM AND DRY
DECEMBER.
AVIATION
VALID THROUGH 10/00Z.
SKC. SFC WINDS WINDS WLY/NWLY 8-12 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON PERIOD
AND LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. AVIATION
DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR TAF AMENDMENTS.
FIRE WEATHER
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THE NEXT 7 DAYS. A
WARMING TREND CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEK WHERE HIGHS AFTER TUESDAY
WILL RUN 8 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. 20-FOOT WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE 15 MPH OR LESS AND TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGHOUT THE
WEEK. MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS 16-26
PERCENT WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES AT LEAST 35 PERCENT IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND OVER 45 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS FOR THE WEEK.
TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
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