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FXUS65 KTWC 122144
AFDTWC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
244 PM MST MON JAN 12 2026
SYNOPSIS
GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL NOT BE AS
STRONG AS SUNDAY. A WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEK WITH ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES BY MIDWEEK.
DISCUSSION
BREEZY EAST WINDS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON, BUT HAVE
REMAINED WEAKER THAN YESTERDAY. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THE WEEK WITH A WARMING TREND AND HIGH TEMPERATURES 3 TO 8 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL STARTING WEDNESDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
AVIATION
VALID THROUGH 14/00Z.
MOSTLY SKC. SFC WINDS ELY TO SELY AT 8-20 KTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
TO 22-30 KTS THRU 13/03Z. THEREAFTER, WINDS WILL BE ELY TO SELY AT
LESS THAN 12 KTS THROUGH THE END OF THE VALID PERIOD. AVIATION
DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR TAF AMENDMENTS.
FIRE WEATHER
BREEZY EAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON, BUT NOT AS STRONG
AS YESTERDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A WARMING TREND AND BENIGN
WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEK; WINDS WILL BE DIURNALLY DRIVEN
AND REMAIN LESS THAN 15 MPH. MINIMUM RHS BETWEEN 15-20 PERCENT IN
THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MID-20S IN THE MOUNTAINS.
CLIMATE
YESTERDAY MARKED THE 2ND TIME SINCE 1970 THAT A WIND
GUST OVER 50 MPH WAS RECORDED IN JANUARY AT THE TUCSON INTL AIRPORT.
THE 52 MPH GUST YESTERDAY TRAILS THE 55 MPH GUST THAT WAS RECORDED
ON JANUARY 5, 1995.
TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
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