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
201 PM MST Wed May 1 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Dry and warm conditions will continue through the end of the week,
with afternoon high temperatures around 3-5 degrees above normal.
Light and diurnal winds with occasional afternoon breeziness,
gusts up to 15-20 mph, is expected through Friday. Afternoon 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.

AZZ132-020915-
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-
201 PM MST Wed May 1 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................57-67.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................38-62 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct wetter.
* 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.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................86-92.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................13-19 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming southwest 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.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......11300 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 6 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................59-69.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................39-55 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the evening
  becoming southeast 5 to 15 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................87-93.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................11-15 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............South 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.......11500 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 7 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Very good.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 58-68. Highs 88-95. South winds
15 to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-63. Highs 78-89. Southwest winds
15 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 51-61. Highs 81-87. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 55-65. Highs 86-93.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 58-68. Highs 88-94.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-020915-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
201 PM MST Wed May 1 2024 /201 PM PDT Wed May 1 2024/

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................58-63.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................50-77 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................11 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 5 to 15 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....................11-22 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..........9100 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 9 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Good.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................60-65.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................49-71 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 5 to 15 mph in the
  evening becoming east after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................91-96.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................13-18 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 5 to 15 mph in the morning
  becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
* 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..........8600 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 12 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good.


.EXTENDED...
.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. Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows 53-62. Highs
79-85. West winds 20 to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 53-60. Highs 84-89. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 56-62. Highs 89-94.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 59-64. Highs 91-96.

$$

AZZ133-020915-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
201 PM MST Wed May 1 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................45-60.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................38-52 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 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.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................73-87.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................13-18 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................46-61.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................37-50 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening
  becoming north after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................75-89.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................12-17 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 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.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47-62. Highs 76-90. South winds
15 to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows 44-61. Highs 73-87.
Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 43-58. Highs 69-83. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 43-60. Highs 73-87.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 47-62. Highs 76-90.

$$

CAZ232-020915-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
201 PM PDT Wed May 1 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................60-66.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................24-74 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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.................86-95.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................9-17 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............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.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................61-66.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................33-70 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................86-95.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................12-18 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 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...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows 57-66. Highs 86-95.
Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be
lower than 15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Not as warm. Mostly clear. Lows 52-64. Highs 72-81.
West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 52-63. Highs 79-88. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 57-65. Highs 85-93.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 60-66. Highs 86-95.

$$

CAZ230-020915-
Joshua Tree National Park-
201 PM PDT Wed May 1 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................51-61.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................21-27 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................16 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..Northwest 5 to 15 mph in the
  morning becoming southwest 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.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................51-62.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................28-36 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................8 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the evening
  becoming south 5 to 15 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................75-90.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................11-17 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming south 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 20 mph in the morning
  becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
* 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...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows 46-63. Highs 74-90.
Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Lows 41-60. Highs 60-77. West
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 41-58. Highs 69-82. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48-61. Highs 75-88.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50-62. Highs 75-90.

$$

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