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Spot Forecast for Forestry Fire...PIFC-SCA
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
1005 AM MST Fri May 3 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1000 MST on May 03.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Dry, warm conditions will persist today with afternoon highs in the
upper 80s. Winds today will follow light diurnal/terrain driven
tendencies with typical afternoon breeziness gusting up to around 20
mph. Stronger winds will begin to pick up Saturday afternoon with
gusts upwards of 20-25 mph. Winds further increase Sunday with
afternoon wind gusts climbing to 30-40 mph and potentially in excess
of 40 mph at times. The strong winds combined with dry conditions
will lead to elevated to critical fire weather conditions Sunday.
Min RHs through the weekend will be around 10-15%, while overnight
Max RHs will be around 40-45%.

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

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 88.
Min humidity........10-15 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6 to 14 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 53.
Max humidity........42-47 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 12 mph shifting to the
                    east 5 to 8 mph overnight.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 89.
Min humidity........9-14 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts around 20 to 25 mph.

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Forecaster...IS
Requested by...Jo Decker
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/03/24
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.EMAIL azphc@firenet.gov