Updated - about 2 pm on Saturday March 15th - winds in the Tucson metro area have kicked up with stronger gusts than expected this afternoon as a trailing short wave at 500 mb digs southward along Arizona/New Mexico border. Looks like the Festival crowds are not being detered (just above). Temperatures are in the mid-70s but winds across the metro area are gusting 25 to 30 mph -surface plot with gusts in red from MesoWest at just before 2 pm MST is shown below.
The 2014 Tucson Festival of Books will be underway shortly on the Mall at the University of Arizona. Attendance is expected to reach 100,000, which is quite something for a literary, non-sporting event. The first day of the event will play out considerably nicer than last year's cold and raw start - may be some winds this afternoon but temperatures are much more civilized this year.
Details at https://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/
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