Windy, cooler days ahead

NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.OUR FOCUS OVER THE NEXT 12 TO24 HOURS WILL BE GUSTYEASTERLY WINDS AS A STRONGAREA OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSUREBUILDS DOWN THE FRONT RANGE OFTHE ROCKIES.

THIS WILL RESULTIN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENTWITH A TYPICAL EASTERLY GAPAND DOWNSLOPE WIND REGIME.THESE WINDS WILL PICK UPDURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS,PEAKING MONDAY MORNING BEFOREGRADUALLY DIMINISHING MONDAYAFTERNOON.

EXPECT SUSTAINEDWINDS OF 20-35 MPH IN THE MORENORMALLY WIND PRONE AREASDURING AN EAST/SOUTHEAST WINDREGIME WITH GUSTS UP TO 45MPH.

WIND ADVISORY FORPORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONAAND TRIED TO FOCUS ON THEAREAS MOST LIKELY TO SEE THESTRONGEST WINDS.

THIS INCLUDESMUCH OF THE TUCSON METRO WITHTHE EXCEPTION OF THE NORTHWESTSIDE WHICH TYPICALLY SEESLOWER WINDS DUE TO BLOCKAGEFROM THE SANTA CATALINAMOUNTAINS.

EVEN IN THEADVISORY AREA, GIVEN THE LOCALNATURE OF THIS TYPE OF EVENT,NOT EVERYONE WILL SEE THESTRONG WINDS.

WE ALSO CANúTRULE OUT SOME LOCALIZEDBLOWING DUST BUT CONFIDENCE ISTOO LOW TO INCLUDE IN THEOFFICAL FORECAST AT THIS TIME.MEANWHILE, TEMPERATURES WILLBE ABOUT 5 TO 8 DEGREES COOLERMONDAY FROM TUCSON EASTWARDWITH LITTLE CHANGE INTEMPERATURES FOR THE WESTERNDESERTS.

STRONGER EASTERLY20-FT WINDS AROUND 15-25 MPHWITH BE DEVELOPING LATERTONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGHEARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.A LOCAL HARDWARE STORE --