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FXUS65 KTWC 220925
AFDTWC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
225 AM MST SUN MAR 22 2026
SYNOPSIS
DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH
OF THIS UPCOMING WEEK AS THE HISTORIC MARCH HEAT WAVE CONTINUES.
VISITORS AND PEOPLE NOT TYPICALLY ACCUSTOMED TO EXTREME HEAT ARE
URGED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS DURING THE HOTTEST HOURS OF THE DAY AND
TO LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
DISCUSSION
MAIN THEME FOR THIS UPCOMING WEEK WILL BE THE
CONTINUATION OF DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES AS THE HISTORIC
MARCH HEAT WAVE HANGS AROUND. AFTERNOON HEATING WILL BRING SOME
GUSTY WINDS EACH DAY. ENSEMBLES CONTINUE TO HINT AT SOME MOISTURE
ADVECTING IN FROM THE SOUTH ON THE WESTERN FLANK OF AN UPPER HIGH
CENTERED OVER WESTERN TX. STAY TUNED.
CPC 8-14 DAY OUTLOOKS (MARCH 29 TO APRIL 4)
TEMPERATURE: LIKELY ABOVE NORMAL (66%)
PRECIPITATION: LEANING ABOVE NORMAL (40-53%)
AVIATION
VALID THROUGH 23/12Z.
SCT-BKN CLOUDS AOA 20K FT AGL. SFC WINDS TERRAIN DRIVEN AND LESS
10 KTS THRU 22/19Z AND THEN AGAIN AFT 23/02Z. SFC WINDS WLY/NWLY
8-13 KTS WITH OCNL GUSTS TO 20 KTS AT OTHER TIMES. AVIATION
DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR TAF AMENDMENTS.
FIRE WEATHER
AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
RESULT IN RECORD SETTING HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND, WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES 20-25 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
LOWER SEVERAL DEGREES NEXT WEEK, BUT HIGHS WILL STILL TOP OUT 15-20
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT
WEEK, WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES AT ALL ELEVATIONS GENERALLY IN THE 5-12
PERCENT RANGE. 20-FOOT WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE 10-15 MPH WITH SOME
AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20-25 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK, EXCEPT
ON SUNDAY TO THE EAST OF TUCSON WHERE WINDS WILL BE 15-20 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
EXTREME HEAT WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR AZZ501>509.
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