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fire weather planning forecast for southeast arizona
national weather service tucson az
300 pm mst tue feb 10 2009
. discussion ... a cool and unsettled weather pattern has established
itself over the western united states ... and will remain in place
into next week. a series of storm systems is lined up across the
north pacific and will affect southeast arizona to varying degrees.
the next one will graze the area and produce some breeziness on
thursday. stronger systems will bring chances of rain and mountain
snow on saturday ... and especially on presidents day. the passage of
all these disturbances will keep temperatures near or below normal
through the forecast period.
azz146 - 111415-
arizona fire weather zone 146
northern greenlee county - graham county north of gila river-
apache nf/san carlos bia/sdc-
300 pm mst tue feb 10 2009
. tonight...
sky/weather.............. partly cloudy. isolated snow showers in
the evening.
min temperature..........
below 5000 ft......... 15 to 25 degs
above 5000 ft......... 6 to 16 degs
24 hr trend........... down 8 degs.
max humidity.............
below 5000 ft......... 90 to 100 pct
above 5000 ft......... 90 to 100 pct
24 hr trend........... little change.
wind (20 ft/10 - min avg).. northwest around 15 mph in the evening
becoming downslope/downvalley 5 to 10 mph.
free - air wind (10k ft)... northwest 25 to 35 mph.
chance of precip......... 20 pct.
lal...................... 1.
haines index............. 2 very low.
. wednesday...
sky/weather.............. mostly sunny.
max temperature..........
below 5000 ft......... 46 to 56 degs
above 5000 ft......... 40 to 50 degs
24 hr trend........... up 9 degs.
min humidity.............
below 5000 ft......... 25 to 35 pct
above 5000 ft......... 30 to 40 pct
24 hr trend........... down 15 pct.
wind (20 ft/10 - min avg).. upslope/upvalley 5 to 10 mph.
free - air wind (10k ft)... west 10 to 20 mph.
chance of precip......... 0 pct.
lal...................... 1.
haines index............. 2 very low.
mixing height............ 1789 ft agl.
transport winds.......... west 4 knots.
ventilation category..... poor (7156 knot - ft).
. wednesday night...
sky/weather.............. partly cloudy.
min temperature..........
below 5000 ft......... 24 to 34 degs
above 5000 ft......... 15 to 25 degs
24 hr trend........... up 9 degs.
max humidity.............
below 5000 ft......... 77 to 87 pct
above 5000 ft......... 83 to 93 pct
24 hr trend........... down 7 to 13 pct.
wind (20 ft/10 - min avg).. downslope/downvalley 5 to 10 mph.
free - air wind (10k ft)... southwest 15 to 25 mph.
chance of precip......... 0 pct.
lal...................... 1.
haines index............. 3 very low.
. thursday...
sky/weather.............. partly cloudy. slight chance of showers
and snow showers.
max temperature..........
below 5000 ft......... 48 to 58 degs
above 5000 ft......... 42 to 52 degs
24 hr trend........... up 2 degs.
min humidity.............
below 5000 ft......... 23 to 33 pct
above 5000 ft......... 28 to 38 pct
24 hr trend........... down 2 pct.
wind (20 ft/10 - min avg).. upslope/upvalley 5 to 10 mph becoming
southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
free - air wind (10k ft)... southwest 25 to 35 mph.
chance of precip......... 10 pct.
lal...................... 1.
haines index............. 3 very low.
mixing height............ 5436 ft agl.
transport winds.......... southwest 12 knots.
ventilation category..... good (65232 knot - ft).
. forecast days 3 through 7...
winds in days 3 through 5 are surface 20 ft/10 - min avg
. friday ... partly cloudy. lows 16 to 31. highs 43 to 58. southwest
wind around 15 mph. minimum humidity 26 to 41 pct.
. saturday ... mostly cloudy. chance of showers and snow showers. lows
17 to 32. highs 42 to 57. southwest wind around 15 mph. minimum
humidity 29 to 44 pct.
. sunday ... mostly cloudy. slight chance of showers and snow showers.
lows 20 to 35. highs 43 to 58. southwest wind around 15 mph.
minimum humidity 30 to 45 pct.
. presidents day ... mostly cloudy. chance of showers and snow showers.
lows 23 to 38. highs 43 to 58.
. tuesday ... partly cloudy. slight chance of showers and snow showers.
lows 18 to 33. highs 43 to 58.
note to users - zone 146 ventilation category ... mixing height and
transport winds are based on the point of pines location (6040 msl)
$$
azz147 - 111415-
arizona fire weather zone 147
southeast pinal county - western pima county-
tohono oodham nation - coronado nf/papago bia/tdc-
300 pm mst tue feb 10 2009
. tonight...
sky/weather.............. mostly clear.
min temperature.......... 25 to 35 degs.
24 hr trend........... down 5 degs.
max humidity............. 75 to 85 pct.
24 hr trend........... down 15 pct.
wind (20 ft/10 - min avg).. west 10 to 15 mph in the evening
becoming downslope/downvalley 5 to 10
mph.
free - air wind (10k ft)... northwest 15 to 25 mph.
chance of precip......... 0 pct.
lal...................... 1.
haines index............. 2 very low.
. wednesday...
sky/weather.............. mostly sunny.
max temperature.......... 54 to 64 degs.
24 hr trend........... up 7 degs.
min humidity............. 19 to 29 pct.
24 hr trend........... down 17 pct.
wind (20 ft/10 - min avg).. upslope/upvalley 5 to 10 mph.
free - air wind (10k ft)... west 10 to 20 mph.
chance of precip......... 0 pct.
lal...................... 1.
haines index............. 3 very low.
mixing height............ 3025 ft agl.
transport winds.......... west 5 knots.
ventilation category..... marginal (15125 knot - ft).
. wednesday night...
sky/weather.............. partly cloudy.
min temperature.......... 30 to 40 degs.
24 hr trend........... up 5 degs.
max humidity............. 65 to 75 pct.
24 hr trend........... down 10 pct.
wind (20 ft/10 - min avg).. downslope/downvalley 5 to 10 mph.
free - air wind (10k ft)... southwest 10 to 20 mph.
chance of precip......... 0 pct.
lal...................... 1.
haines index............. 3 very low.
. thursday...
sky/weather.............. mostly sunny.
max temperature.......... 54 to 64 degs.
24 hr trend........... little change.
min humidity............. 18 to 28 pct.
24 hr trend........... little change.
wind (20 ft/10 - min avg).. upslope/upvalley 5 to 10 mph becoming
southwest around 15 mph in the afternoon.
free - air wind (10k ft)... southwest 15 to 25 mph.
chance of precip......... 0 pct.
lal...................... 1.
haines index............. 4 low.
mixing height............ 5227 ft agl.
transport winds.......... southwest 9 knots.
ventilation category..... good (47043 knot - ft).
. forecast days 3 through 7...
winds in days 3 through 5 are surface 20 ft/10 - min avg
. friday ... mostly clear. lows 29 to 39. highs 53 to 63. no
significant wind over 15 mph. minimum humidity 28 to 38 pct.
. saturday ... mostly cloudy. slight chance of showers. lows 31 to 41.
highs 53 to 63. no significant wind over 15 mph. minimum humidity
28 to 38 pct.
. sunday ... mostly cloudy. slight chance of showers. lows 30 to 40.
highs 54 to 64. southwest wind around 15 mph. minimum humidity 31
to 41 pct.
. presidents day ... mostly cloudy. slight chance of showers. lows 33
to 43. highs 53 to 63.
. tuesday ... partly cloudy. slight chance of showers. lows 32 to 42.
highs 54 to 64.
note to users - zone 147 ventilation category ... mixing height and
transport winds are based on the buenos aires n. w. r. location
(3500 msl)
$$
azz148 - 111415-
arizona fire weather zone 148
graham county south of gila river - tucson/marana/green
valley - santa cruz - cochise county - coronado nf/
safford blm/tdc-
300 pm mst tue feb 10 2009
. tonight...
sky/weather.............. partly cloudy.
min temperature..........
below 5000 ft......... 19 to 29 degs
above 5000 ft......... 13 to 23 degs
24 hr trend........... down 6 degs.
max humidity.............
below 5000 ft......... 82 to 92 pct
above 5000 ft......... 87 to 97 pct
24 hr trend........... down 3 to 8 pct.
wind (20 ft/10 - min avg).. northwest 10 to 15 mph in the evening
becoming downslope/downvalley 5 to 10
mph.
free - air wind (10k ft)... northwest 20 to 30 mph.
chance of precip......... 0 pct.
lal...................... 1.
haines index............. 2 very low.
. wednesday...
sky/weather.............. mostly sunny.
max temperature..........
below 5000 ft......... 51 to 61 degs
above 5000 ft......... 40 to 50 degs
24 hr trend........... up 8 degs.
min humidity.............
below 5000 ft......... 19 to 28 pct
above 5000 ft......... 28 to 38 pct
24 hr trend........... down 18 pct.
wind (20 ft/10 - min avg).. upslope/upvalley 5 to 10 mph.
free - air wind (10k ft)... west 10 to 20 mph.
chance of precip......... 0 pct.
lal...................... 1.
haines index............. 2 very low.
mixing height............ 2288 ft agl.
transport winds.......... southeast 3 knots.
ventilation category..... poor (6864 knot - ft).
. wednesday night...
sky/weather.............. partly cloudy.
min temperature..........
below 5000 ft......... 27 to 37 degs
above 5000 ft......... 21 to 31 degs
24 hr trend........... up 8 degs.
max humidity.............
below 5000 ft......... 72 to 82 pct
above 5000 ft......... 77 to 87 pct
24 hr trend........... down 10 pct.
wind (20 ft/10 - min avg).. downslope/downvalley 5 to 10 mph.
free - air wind (10k ft)... southwest 10 to 20 mph.
chance of precip......... 0 pct.
lal...................... 1.
haines index............. 3 very low.
. thursday...
sky/weather.............. mostly sunny.
max temperature..........
below 5000 ft......... 54 to 64 degs
above 5000 ft......... 43 to 53 degs
24 hr trend........... up 3 degs.
min humidity.............
below 5000 ft......... 17 to 27 pct
above 5000 ft......... 26 to 36 pct
24 hr trend........... down 2 pct.
wind (20 ft/10 - min avg).. upslope/upvalley 5 to 10 mph becoming
southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
free - air wind (10k ft)... southwest 20 to 30 mph.
chance of precip......... 0 pct.
lal...................... 1.
haines index............. 4 low.
mixing height............ 6695 ft agl.
transport winds.......... southwest 12 knots.
ventilation category..... very good (80340 knot - ft).
. forecast days 3 through 7...
winds in days 3 through 5 are surface 20 ft/10 - min avg
. friday ... mostly clear. lows 23 to 33. highs 50 to 65. southwest
wind around 15 mph. minimum humidity 26 to 41 pct.
. saturday ... mostly cloudy. slight chance of showers and snow
showers. lows 26 to 36. highs 49 to 64. southwest wind around 15
mph. minimum humidity 27 to 42 pct.
. sunday ... mostly cloudy. slight chance of showers. lows 26 to 36.
highs 49 to 64. southwest wind around 15 mph. minimum humidity 27
to 42 pct.
. presidents day ... mostly cloudy. chance of showers and snow showers.
lows 29 to 39. highs 48 to 63.
. tuesday ... partly cloudy. slight chance of showers and snow showers.
lows 25 to 37. highs 48 to 63.
note to users - zone 148 ventilation category ... mixing height and
transport winds are based on the chiricahua n. m. location (5400 msl)
$$
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