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FXUS65 KTWC 022023
AFDTWC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
123 PM MST TUE DEC 2 2025
SYNOPSIS
DRY WEATHER WITH SEASONABLE HIGH TEMPERATURES. A
WEATHER SYSTEM WILL AFTERNOON BREEZES WEDNESDAY, THEN COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS FOR THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DRY WEATHER THEN RETURNS TO
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THURSDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO NEAR SEASONABLE LEVELS THIS WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
SUNNY SKIES ACROSS SOUTHERN ARIZONA TODAY WITH
NEAR NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WINDS. TOMORROW, AS A DEEP
TROUGH PASSES TO THE NORTH OF US, WINDS FROM THE WEST WILL
INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH AND TEMPERATURES WILL
COOL TO JUST BELOW NORMAL. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID
60S.THERE IS A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION IN THE WHITES
WITH ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS EXPECTED. AFTER THIS TROUGH PUSHES EAST
AND FLATTENS, MORNING LOWS FRIDAY WILL BE NEARLY THE COLDEST THEY
HAVE BEEN SO FAR THIS SEASON WITH LOWS IN THE 30S ACROSS MUCH OF
THE REGION. LOW TEMPERATURE IN TUCSON FRIDAY MORNING IS CURRENTLY
FORECAST TO BE 39 DEGREES.
TEMPERATURES WILL STAY NEAR NORMAL FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
UNTIL RIDGING BEGINS TO DEVELOP RAISING TEMPERATURES TO ABOVE
NORMAL BY LATE THIS WEEKEND KEEPING CONDITIONS DRY.
AVIATION
VALID THROUGH 04/00Z.
SKIES SKC THRU 03/06Z THEN FEW-SCT CLOUDS AOA 5 KFT AND 15 KFT AGL
THRU THE END OF THE PERIOD. SFC WIND WLY/NWLY AT 8-12 KTS WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 KTS THRU 03/03Z, THEN VARIABLE IN DIRECTION
AND LESS THAN 12 KTS OVERNIGHT. SFC WINDS SWLY/WLY AT 8-16 KTS WITH
GUSTS TO 25 KTS, WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL
BORDER INCLUDING KOLS AND EASTERN VALLEYS INCLUDING KDUG, FROM
03/17Z THRU THE END OF THE PERIOD. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED
FOR TAF AMENDMENTS.
FIRE WEATHER
DRY WEATHER WITH NEAR NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL INITIALLY BRING SOME
AFTERNOON BREEZES WEDNESDAY, THEN COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
EXPECT ELEVATED 20-FOOT WINDS FROM THE WEST/SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH
WITH GUSTS 25 MPH OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN SANTA CRUZ AND COCHISE
COUNTIES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE, MIN RH VALUES WILL BE IN
THE 25-35 PERCENT RANGE THROUGH FRIDAY, LOWERING TO 20-30 PERCENT
THIS WEEKEND. DRY WEATHER WITH LIGHTER WINDS WILL RETURN TO
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THURSDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO NEAR SEASONABLE LEVELS THIS WEEKEND.
TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
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