Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ

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FWFPSR

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central
Arizona and Southeast California
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
159 PM MST Tue Apr 30 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Expect a warm and dry weather pattern to continue across the
region with temperatures rising to slightly above normal (3-5
degrees) readings through the week. Winds through Thursday will
favor light and diurnal tendencies. However, there will be
increased breeziness Thursday into Friday with gusts up to 15-25
mph possible region-wide. Min RHs will bottom out around 8-15%,
while overnight recoveries remain in the poor to fair category
between 25-50%.

Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found
in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR.

AZZ132-010900-
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-
159 PM MST Tue Apr 30 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................57-67.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................33-56 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................8 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph in the
  evening becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................84-91.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................13-19 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 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.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......10800 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 10 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................57-67.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................36-58 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 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.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................87-92.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................12-16 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable.
* 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.......11200 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 8 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good.


.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 58-68. Highs 87-93. South winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 58-68. Highs 88-96. South winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52-63. Highs 79-89. Southwest winds
15 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52-62. Highs 81-87.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 56-66. Highs 86-92.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-010900-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
159 PM MST Tue Apr 30 2024 /159 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024/

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................57-62.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................42-71 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................10 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................88-93.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................13-21 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 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..........7800 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........Southwest 9 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Fair.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................57-62.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................46-72 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 10 to 20 mph in the
  evening becoming northeast after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................90-95.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................11-19 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable.
* 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..........9200 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 9 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Good.


.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 59-64. Highs 90-95. South winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 59-64. Highs 91-96. South winds
15 to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Not as warm. Mostly clear. Lows 53-62. Highs 81-86.
West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 53-60. Highs 84-89.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 56-61. Highs 88-93.

$$

AZZ133-010900-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
159 PM MST Tue Apr 30 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................47-60.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................32-45 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* 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.................73-87.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................12-18 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming southwest 10 to 20 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.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................46-60.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................37-50 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph in the evening
  becoming north 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................74-88.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................12-17 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little 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............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.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 45-62. Highs 75-89. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47-62. Highs 76-91. South winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 44-61. Highs 72-86. Southwest winds
15 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 44-58. Highs 69-83.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 44-61. Highs 75-88.

$$

CAZ232-010900-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
159 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................59-65.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................36-64 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 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.................84-93.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................11-18 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming southwest in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 15 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.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................60-66.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................22-70 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................86-94.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................9-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming south in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.
* Haines High Level Index.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 60-66. Highs 86-95. South winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 57-66. Highs 85-95. Southwest
winds 15 to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Not as warm. Mostly clear. Lows 52-63. Highs 73-83.
West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52-62. Highs 79-89.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 57-63. Highs 83-93.

$$

CAZ230-010900-
Joshua Tree National Park-
159 PM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................50-61.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................36-50 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* 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.................75-88.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................10-16 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the morning
  becoming northwest 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.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................52-61.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................20-27 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................18 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 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.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................76-89.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................8-13 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph in the morning
  becoming south in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.
* Haines High Level Index.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 52-63. Highs 75-90. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45-63. Highs 74-89. Southwest
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Not as warm. Mostly clear. Lows 42-60. Highs 62-79.
West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 42-59. Highs 69-84.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48-60. Highs 72-87.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Wednesday May 8th through Friday May 10th:
Near normal temperatures and near median precipitation.