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

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FNUS55 KPSR 232043
FWFPSR

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central
Arizona and Southeast California
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
143 PM MST Tue Apr 23 2024

.DISCUSSION...
A multi-day period of breezy to windy conditions can be expected
tonight through Saturday as a couple of weather systems move
through the Desert Southwest. The strongest winds will be over
southeast California Wednesday and Thursday...especially Imperial
County and western portions of Joshua Tree National Park.
Localized areas near and west of the Colorado River Valley will
flirt with critical wind and humidity thresholds for a few hours
late Wednesday afternoon. Otherwise, humidity will trend upward
and preclude critical fire weather thresholds. Temperatures cool
off as well.


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

AZZ132-240845-
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-
143 PM MST Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................57-67.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................36-58 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................84-91.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................11-17 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 15 to 25 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.......11400 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 19 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................54-64.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................50-65 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................12 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................76-82.
*    24 hr trend..................8 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................19-23 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 10 to 20 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.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......9900 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 14 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent.


.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 51-61. Highs 76-84. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52-62. Highs 75-83. West winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 53-63. Highs 82-88. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 57-67. Highs 89-95.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 60-70. Highs 91-97.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-240845-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
143 PM MST Tue Apr 23 2024 /143 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024/

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................57-62.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................50-63 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 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.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................85-90.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................10-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 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..........10500 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........Southwest 11 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. Patchy blowing
  dust.
* Min Temperature.................55-60.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................58-67 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 15 to 25 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................79-84.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................19-23 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................8 pct wetter.
* 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.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........8600 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........West 18 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent.


.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 53-58. Highs 79-84. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 53-58. Highs 81-86. West winds 15 to
25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 54-62. Highs 86-91. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 57-65. Highs 91-96.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 60-65. Highs 93-98.

$$

AZZ133-240845-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
143 PM MST Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................48-60.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................31-43 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 15 to 25 mph in the
  evening becoming 25 to 35 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................73-87.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* 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 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 20 to 30 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.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................44-58.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................41-53 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................10 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 20 to 30 mph in the evening
  becoming southwest 30 to 40 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................64-77.
*    24 hr trend..................10 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................20-29 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................11 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph in the
  morning becoming 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 25 to 35 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...
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows 41-55. Highs 65-79.
Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers. Lows
39-54. Highs 59-73. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 39-58. Highs 68-83. West winds 10 to
20 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 43-63. Highs 76-90.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49-63. Highs 79-93.

$$

CAZ232-240845-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
143 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................56-62.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................40-58 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................80-89.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................10-19 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 15 to 25 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.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. Patchy blowing
  dust.
* Min Temperature.................54-61.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................50-65 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................8 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 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.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................74-83.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................18-30 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................10 pct wetter.
* 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.


.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows 51-60. Highs 74-83. West
winds 20 to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 52-60. Highs 77-85. West winds 15 to
25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 55-64. Highs 81-90. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 59-67. Highs 86-95.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 61-67. Highs 88-97.

$$

CAZ230-240845-
Joshua Tree National Park-
143 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................46-59.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................35-49 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................68-84.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................11-24 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 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.
* 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.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................42-55.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................51-80 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................21 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 15 to 25 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.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................62-80.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................19-39 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................11 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 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...
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 41-56. Highs 63-79. West winds 15 to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 43-56. Highs 66-80. West winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 45-60. Highs 71-84. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 50-63. Highs 75-89.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52-63. Highs 77-92.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Wednesday May 1st through Friday May 3rd:
Near to Above normal temperatures and near median precipitation.