Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
911 FNUS55 KPSR 210904 FWFPSR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central Arizona and Southeast California National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 204 AM MST Tue May 21 2024 .DISCUSSION... Typical dry Spring weather will prevail today and tomorrow with near normal high temperatures, afternoon and evening breezes up to 15-25 mph, and low humidity. Winds will tend to follow typical diurnal and terrain influences in all districts. Minimum afternoon RH values will dip to 5-12% each day with an overnight recovery only to 20-25% in South-Central AZ and 30-40% in Southeast CA and Southwest AZ. Afternoon high temperatures will be in the low to mid 90s across the lower deserts under sunny skies. Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR. AZZ132-212115- West Central Deserts/Northwest Maricopa County/Greater Phoenix Area/Southwest Deserts/Southwest Maricopa County/ Northwest and North-Central Pinal County- Phoenix BLM/YUM BLM/CAZ-CRZ- 204 AM MST Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................88-94. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................6-10 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. * Haines High Level Index.........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......9300 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 11 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Very good. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................59-69. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................20-35 pct. * 24 hr trend..................9 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................90-96. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................7-11 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. * Haines High Level Index.........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......10900 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 10 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent. .EXTENDED... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 60-70. Highs 89-96. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 58-68. Highs 88-96. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 58-68. Highs 85-91. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 58-68. Highs 88-94. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 61-71. Highs 93-99. $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-212115- Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ- Lower Colorado River Valley CA- 204 AM MST Tue May 21 2024 /204 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024/ .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................90-95. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................9-13 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. * Haines High Level Index.........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........7900 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........West 8 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Good. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................60-65. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................30-44 pct. * 24 hr trend..................8 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 5 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................93-98. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................7-11 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. * Haines High Level Index.........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........9100 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........Southwest 11 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good. .EXTENDED... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 61-66. Highs 92-97. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 59-64. Highs 89-94. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 58-63. Highs 86-91. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 59-66. Highs 90-95. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 62-69. Highs 95-100. $$ AZZ133-212115- Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills- Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/ CAZ- 204 AM MST Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................76-90. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................7-12 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. * Haines High Level Index.........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................47-61. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................20-29 pct. * 24 hr trend..................23 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming east after midnight. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................77-91. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................8-12 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. * Haines High Level Index.........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .EXTENDED... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 48-62. Highs 76-91. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 48-62. Highs 77-92. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 47-62. Highs 74-88. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 47-64. Highs 76-90. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 49-67. Highs 81-95. $$ CAZ232-212115- Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County- 204 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................86-94. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................9-14 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. * Haines High Level Index.........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................63-69. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................21-47 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 5 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................89-98. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................7-13 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the morning becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. * Haines High Level Index.........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .EXTENDED... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 60-68. Highs 87-97. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. .FRIDAY...Breezy, clear. Lows 56-66. Highs 83-93. West winds 20 to 30 mph. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 56-64. Highs 81-91. West winds 15 to 25 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 57-68. Highs 85-94. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 62-72. Highs 90-99. $$ CAZ230-212115- Joshua Tree National Park- 204 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................75-89. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................10-15 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. * Haines High Level Index.........4 low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................54-64. * 24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................23-31 pct. * 24 hr trend..................10 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................78-93. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................8-15 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. * Haines High Level Index.........4 low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .EXTENDED... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 50-64. Highs 76-92. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 47-64. Highs 71-88. West winds 15 to 25 mph. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 47-61. Highs 70-87. West winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 49-65. Highs 75-89. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 54-69. Highs 80-94. $$ .8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Tuesday May 28th through Thursday May 30th: Above normal temperatures and near median precipitation.