Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central
Arizona and Southeast California
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
1220 AM MST Tue Apr 16 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Dry, tranquil weather will continue through at least the next couple
of days. Afternoon temperatures today will quickly rise
approximately 10 degrees warmer than yesterday before further
warming into the low to mid 90s Wednesday. Light, diurnal winds will
be favored with typical afternoon breezes. Min RHs today and
tomorrow will be around 5-15%, while overnight Max RHs will be in
the 20-40% range for most places.

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

AZZ132-161930-
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-
1220 AM MST Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................81-88.
*    24 hr trend..................10 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................10-14 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming northwest in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 10 to 15 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.......7400 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Northwest 9 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................55-65.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................23-36 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................10 pct drier.
* 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.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................88-94.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................7-11 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming southwest 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.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......7800 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 6 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 58-68. Highs 89-96. South winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 59-69. Highs 89-96. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 59-69. Highs 88-95. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 61-71. Highs 92-98.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 61-71. Highs 92-98.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-161930-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
1220 AM MST Tue Apr 16 2024 /1220 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................85-90.
*    24 hr trend..................10 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................9-13 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 10 to 15 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..........8100 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........North 7 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Good.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................56-62.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................26-38 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................13 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 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.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................92-97.
*    24 hr trend..................7 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................7-11 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming southwest in the afternoon.
* 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.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........7300 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 7 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Good.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 59-65. Highs 91-96. South winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 58-63. Highs 91-96. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 60-65. Highs 92-97. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 61-66. Highs 95-100.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 61-66. Highs 95-100.

$$

AZZ133-161930-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
1220 AM MST Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................69-83.
*    24 hr trend..................12 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................12-18 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming west 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 10 to 15 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.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................43-58.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................30-44 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................12 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening
  becoming northeast after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................74-88.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................10-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* 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............West 10 to 15 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...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 46-62. Highs 76-90. North winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47-62. Highs 77-91. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 47-63. Highs 76-89. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 48-65. Highs 78-93.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 51-65. Highs 80-94.

$$

CAZ232-161930-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
1220 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................81-89.
*    24 hr trend..................9 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................10-14 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 5 to 15 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.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................58-65.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................25-48 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 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.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................88-97.
*    24 hr trend..................7 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................9-13 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming southwest in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the morning
  becoming west 5 to 15 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...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 59-66. Highs 85-95. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 59-66. Highs 86-96. West winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 60-69. Highs 87-96. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 63-69. Highs 90-100.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 60-69. Highs 89-98.

$$

CAZ230-161930-
Joshua Tree National Park-
1220 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................72-84.
*    24 hr trend..................10 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................10-14 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the morning
  becoming northwest 5 to 15 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.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................51-60.
*    24 hr trend..................7 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................26-36 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 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.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................77-91.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................9-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the morning
  becoming west 5 to 15 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...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 51-63. Highs 75-90. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-63. Highs 75-91. West winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 52-65. Highs 78-91. West winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 56-65. Highs 79-95.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 52-65. Highs 78-93.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Tuesday April 23rd through Thursday April 25th:
Above normal temperatures and near median precipitation.
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