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
1240 PM MST Mon May 6 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Dry conditions and overall light winds outside of afternoon
breeziness will continue through the rest of today. The weather
pattern into the middle of the week will lead to another round of
breezy conditions starting Tuesday with afternoon gusts commonly
reaching to around 20 mph to as high as 25-30 mph in some
locations. Strong gusts in excess of 30 mph are possible (>40%)
overnight Tuesday night into Wednesday morning for areas along the
Lower Colorado River Valley with the strongest winds favoring
ridgetops. Temperatures will warm back to around seasonal normals
going into the middle part of the week with highs as warm as the
lower 90s across the lower deserts. MinRHs will be in the 5-10%
range through at least mid week across the lower deserts to around
10-15% over higher terrain areas, with overnight recoveries
between 20-40%.

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

AZZ132-070745-
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-
1240 PM MST Mon May 6 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................54-64.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................20-30 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................10 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 west 15 to 25 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................86-91.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................8-12 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......9300 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 16 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................56-66.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................28-39 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................9 pct wetter.
* 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.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................83-91.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................7-11 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 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.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......10900 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 12 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 53-63. Highs 85-92. West winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 58-68. Highs 89-96. Northwest winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 61-71. Highs 91-98. West winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 63-73. Highs 93-99.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 63-73. Highs 93-99.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-070745-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
1240 PM MST Mon May 6 2024 /1240 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024/

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................54-59.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................30-41 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  evening becoming south after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 5 to 15 mph in the evening
  becoming 15 to 25 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................89-94.
*    24 hr trend..................7 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................9-13 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........5800 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 13 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................58-63.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................28-45 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph in the
  evening becoming northwest after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny. Patchy blowing dust in the
  morning.
* Max Temperature.................85-90.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................5-9 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 15 to 25 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.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........9800 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........Northwest 16 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 55-63. Highs 88-93. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 58-66. Highs 92-97. Northwest winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 62-67. Highs 95-100. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 63-68. Highs 97-102.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 63-68. Highs 96-101.

$$

AZZ133-070745-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
1240 PM MST Mon May 6 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................41-56.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................22-34 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................25 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............West 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................71-86.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................8-12 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 25 to 35 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.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................44-58.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................27-40 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct wetter.
* 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.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................72-86.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................11-17 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming 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.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 43-60. Highs 72-85. South winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45-62. Highs 75-90. Northeast winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47-64. Highs 76-91. West winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 49-65. Highs 78-93.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50-65. Highs 80-94.

$$

CAZ232-070745-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
1240 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................57-62.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................27-52 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 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.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................85-94.
*    24 hr trend..................8 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................9-14 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................60-65.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................24-45 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny. Patchy blowing dust in the
  morning.
* Max Temperature.................81-90.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................6-11 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 15 to 25 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.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 57-68. Highs 84-93. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 61-70. Highs 88-97. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 64-71. Highs 91-100. Northwest winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 65-71. Highs 93-102.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 63-70. Highs 91-101.

$$

CAZ230-070745-
Joshua Tree National Park-
1240 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................48-57.
*    24 hr trend..................8 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................30-42 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................75-89.
*    24 hr trend..................8 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................9-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 20 to 30 mph in the morning
  becoming 10 to 20 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.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................49-62.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................26-40 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 10 to 20 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.................69-82.
*    24 hr trend..................7 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................7-11 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 15 to 25 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.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 47-62. Highs 72-86. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 52-64. Highs 76-90. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 55-67. Highs 80-94. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 56-68. Highs 81-97.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55-68. Highs 81-96.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Tuesday May 14th through Thursday May 16th:
Above normal temperatures and near median precipitation.