Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
344 FNUS55 KPSR 021944 FWFPSR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central Arizona and Southeast California National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 1244 PM MST Thu May 2 2024 .DISCUSSION... Dry and warm conditions will continue through Saturday, with afternoon high temperatures remaining around 2-4 degrees above normal. Light and diurnal winds with occasional afternoon breeziness is expected through Friday before widespread breezy to windy conditions arrive this weekend. Winds gusts in excess of 30-40 mph are expected in some areas this weekend, particularly across Imperial County. Strong winds along with dry conditions will lead to localized elevated fire weather conditions this weekend. Afternoon min RHs will bottom out around 8-20% over the next few days, while overnight recoveries remain in the poor to fair category between 30-60% for most areas. Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR. AZZ132-030930- 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- 1244 PM MST Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................59-69. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................40-53 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 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.................86-92. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................12-17 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. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......11800 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 8 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Very good. .FRIDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................59-69. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................37-50 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................87-94. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................10-15 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 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.......11500 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 11 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52-63. Highs 78-88. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 52-62. Highs 82-88. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 55-65. Highs 86-92. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 57-67. Highs 86-94. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 57-67. Highs 86-93. $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-030930- Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ- Lower Colorado River Valley CA- 1244 PM MST Thu May 2 2024 /1244 PM PDT Thu May 2 2024/ .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................59-64. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................48-70 pct. * 24 hr trend..................7 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.................90-95. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................14-20 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. * 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..........9600 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 11 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good. .FRIDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................60-65. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................45-65 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................91-96. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................13-17 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 10 to 20 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 5 to 15 mph in the morning becoming 15 to 25 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. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........8400 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 14 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Not as warm. Breezy. Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust. Lows 53-62. Highs 79-84. West winds 20 to 30 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 53-60. Highs 84-89. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 56-61. Highs 89-94. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 58-63. Highs 90-95. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 57-62. Highs 89-94. $$ AZZ133-030930- Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills- Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/ CAZ- 1244 PM MST Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................47-61. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................38-51 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 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.................74-88. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................12-18 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * 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.................47-62. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................34-46 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming northeast after midnight. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 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....................11-16 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 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. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Lows 45-61. Highs 71-85. Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 44-58. Highs 70-84. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 44-60. Highs 73-87. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 46-60. Highs 74-89. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46-60. Highs 74-88. $$ CAZ232-030930- Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County- 1244 PM PDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................61-66. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................34-72 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. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................86-95. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................13-19 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. .FRIDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................61-66. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................36-62 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 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. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................85-94. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................12-19 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph in the morning becoming 20 to 30 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. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Not as warm. Breezy. Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust. Lows 53-64. Highs 73-81. West winds 20 to 30 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 53-62. Highs 79-88. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 57-64. Highs 84-93. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 58-65. Highs 85-94. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 59-65. Highs 84-92. $$ CAZ230-030930- Joshua Tree National Park- 1244 PM PDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................51-62. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................27-35 pct. * 24 hr trend..................7 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.................75-89. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................11-17 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 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. .FRIDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................51-62. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................36-47 pct. * 24 hr trend..................9 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny in the morning becoming partly sunny in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.................73-89. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................14-25 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph in the morning becoming 20 to 30 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. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Not as warm. Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows 42-60. Highs 62-79. West winds 20 to 30 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 42-58. Highs 70-82. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 48-60. Highs 74-88. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 48-60. Highs 74-89. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 49-60. Highs 72-87. $$ .8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Friday May 10th through Sunday May 12th: Below normal temperatures and near median precipitation.