Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
932 FNUS55 KPSR 092133 FWFPSR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central Arizona and Southeast California National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 233 PM MST Thu May 9 2024 .DISCUSSION... Slightly below normal temperatures today return to near normal tomorrow and go back above normal on Saturday. 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. Typical springtime breeziness continues through the weekend with afternoon and early evening wind gusts of 20-25 mph. These breezy conditions combined with dry fine fuels, and low RHs will likely create some elevated fire weather conditions through this weekend. Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR. AZZ132-100945- 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- 233 PM MST Thu May 9 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................55-65. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................20-29 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 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.................86-93. * 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.......12300 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 9 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent. .FRIDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................58-68. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................21-32 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 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. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................88-95. * 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.........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......16200 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 15 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 60-70. Highs 91-98. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 63-73. Highs 93-99. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 63-73. Highs 92-98. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 63-73. Highs 93-99. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 63-73. Highs 94-100. $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-100945- Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ- Lower Colorado River Valley CA- 233 PM MST Thu May 9 2024 /233 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024/ .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................55-61. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................25-38 pct. * 24 hr trend..................10 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming southwest 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.................90-95. * 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 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 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.........3 very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........12500 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........Southwest 8 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Good. .FRIDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................59-64. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................27-42 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................92-97. * 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.........3 very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........15000 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........Northwest 11 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 61-68. Highs 96-101. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 63-68. Highs 96-101. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 63-68. Highs 95-100. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 63-68. Highs 98-103. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 65-70. Highs 97-102. $$ AZZ133-100945- Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills- Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/ CAZ- 233 PM MST Thu May 9 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................42-57. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................22-31 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming east 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.................73-87. * 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. .FRIDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................45-59. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................21-31 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming northeast after midnight. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................74-89. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................9-13 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * 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. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 46-64. Highs 75-91. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48-65. Highs 79-93. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50-65. Highs 79-93. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50-66. Highs 79-94. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50-67. Highs 81-95. $$ CAZ232-100945- Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County- 233 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................58-66. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................21-48 pct. * 24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 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. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................85-94. * 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 15 mph. * 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. .FRIDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................62-68. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................24-49 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................88-97. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................9-13 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 10 to 20 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... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 64-72. Highs 92-100. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 65-72. Highs 92-101. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 65-70. Highs 91-100. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 65-71. Highs 93-102. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 65-71. Highs 93-102. $$ CAZ230-100945- Joshua Tree National Park- 233 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................50-60. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................22-28 pct. * 24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 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. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................74-87. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................10-14 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 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.........4 low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .FRIDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................53-63. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................26-34 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the evening becoming west 5 to 15 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................76-90. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................10-15 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * 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. * Haines High Level Index.........3 very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 56-68. Highs 81-94. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .MONDAY...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 81-95. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 57-69. Highs 83-98. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 58-69. Highs 83-97. $$ .8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Friday May 17th through Sunday May 19th: Above normal temperatures and near median precipitation.