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FXUS65 KTWC 062019
AFDTWC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
118 PM MST SAT DEC 6 2025
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS INTO THE REGION THIS
WEEKEND, STRENGTHENING THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN DRY
CONDITIONS AND HIGH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO ABOVE SEASONABLE
LEVELS TOMORROW THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
A VERY BENIGN WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD FOR OUR FORECAST AREA. IN THE NEAR TERM, NORTHWESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND AS RIDGING STARTS BUILDING INTO THE
AREA FROM THE WEST. OVER THE COURSE OF THE UPCOMING WEEK, THE
RIDGING ALONG WITH INCREASED HEIGHTS WILL BE SHIFTING EASTWARD. THIS
WILL RESULT IN WARMING TEMPERATURES, WITH HIGHS BY MID TO LATE WEEK
INCREASING TO ABOUT 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. SOME RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN JEOPARDY AT THE END OF THE WEEK INTO NEXT
WEEKEND. NO PRECIPITATION IN SIGHT FOR THE NEXT 10 DAYS.
AVIATION
VALID THROUGH 08/00Z.
SKC. SFC WINDS WLY/NWLY THIS AFTERNOON AT 8-12 KTS AND AGAIN AFT
087/18Z SUNDAY. OTHERWISE SFC WINDS VRBL AND TERRAIN DRIVEN LESS
THAN 8 KTS FROM 07/03Z-07/18Z. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR
TAF AMENDMENTS.
FIRE WEATHER
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THE NEXT 7 DAYS. A
WARMING TAKES SHAPE THIS WEEKEND WHERE HIGHS WILL RUN UP TO 5
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. MUCH WARMER NEXT WEEK WHERE HIGHS WILL BE 8 TO
12 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. 20-FOOT WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE 15 MPH OR
LESS AND TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. MINIMUM RH
VALUES IN THE VALLEYS 16-26 PERCENT THIS WEEKEND AND THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
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