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
331 PM MST Wed May 8 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Dry conditions with near normal temperatures continue through
Friday. Typical springtime afternoon and early evening breeziness,
with gusts in the 20-25 mph range is also expected through Friday.
MinRHs will be in the 5-10% range across the lower deserts and in
the 10-15% range across the higher terrain. Overnight recovery will
be poor and in the 20-40% range.

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

AZZ132-091045-
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-
331 PM MST Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................52-62.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................16-26 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................14 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 25 to 35 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................82-89.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................7-11 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 20 to 30 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.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......12000 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 18 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................56-66.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................21-33 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening
  becoming south after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................87-93.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................7-11 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming west 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.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......12700 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 9 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 58-68. Highs 88-95. West winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 61-71. Highs 92-98. West winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 63-73. Highs 93-98. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 63-73. Highs 93-99.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 63-73. Highs 94-99.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-091045-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
331 PM MST Wed May 8 2024 /331 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024/

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................53-59.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................18-27 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................16 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 25 to 35 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................85-90.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................7-11 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 15 to 25 mph.
* 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.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........11300 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........Northwest 9 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Good.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................56-61.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................28-45 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................13 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening
  becoming southeast after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................89-94.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................8-12 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming west in the afternoon.
* 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.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........12300 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........Southwest 7 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Good.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 58-66. Highs 92-97. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 62-68. Highs 96-101. West winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 64-69. Highs 96-101. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 64-69. Highs 96-101.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 64-69. Highs 97-102.

$$

AZZ133-091045-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
331 PM MST Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................42-55.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................23-38 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph in the evening
  becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 15 to 25 mph in the
  evening becoming 25 to 35 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................69-84.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................8-12 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph in the morning
  becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 20 to 30 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.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................43-57.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................22-32 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph in the evening
  becoming northeast 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.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................74-88.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................8-12 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little 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............Southwest 10 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...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 45-61. Highs 74-89. West winds 15 to
25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46-64. Highs 76-91. West winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48-65. Highs 77-93. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50-66. Highs 79-93.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-66. Highs 81-94.

$$

CAZ232-091045-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
331 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................57-63.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................15-42 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................10 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................81-90.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................8-12 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH 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.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................58-66.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................21-49 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................8 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 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.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................85-94.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................9-13 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming south in the afternoon.
* 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.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 61-70. Highs 88-97. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 64-71. Highs 92-100. West winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 65-71. Highs 92-101. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 65-71. Highs 91-100.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 65-71. Highs 93-102.

$$

CAZ230-091045-
Joshua Tree National Park-
331 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................47-57.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................16-22 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................13 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................71-83.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................9-13 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
* 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.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................50-60.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................22-30 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 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.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................74-88.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................10-14 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming east 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.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52-66. Highs 77-90. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 56-68. Highs 80-95. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 56-68. Highs 81-96. West winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 56-68. Highs 81-96.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 58-69. Highs 83-97.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Thursday May 16th through Saturday May
18th:
Above normal temperatures and near median precipitation.