Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
809 FNUS55 KPSR 020833 FWFPSR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central Arizona and Southeast California National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 133 AM MST Thu May 2 2024 .DISCUSSION... Dry and warm conditions will continue through Saturday, with afternoon high temperatures remaining around 3-5 degrees above normal. Light and diurnal winds with occasional afternoon breeziness is expected through Friday before widespread breezy to windy conditions arrive 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%. Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR. AZZ132-022045- 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- 133 AM MST Thu May 2 2024 .TODAY... * 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.........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......10400 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 5 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................57-67. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................41-58 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 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.................87-93. * 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.......10700 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 8 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Very good. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 57-67. Highs 88-95. South winds 15 to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-64. Highs 78-88. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 51-61. Highs 81-87. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 56-66. Highs 85-92. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 58-68. Highs 86-93. $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-022045- Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ- Lower Colorado River Valley CA- 133 AM MST Thu May 2 2024 /133 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024/ .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................90-95. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................12-22 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct drier. * 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..........8200 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 9 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Good. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................58-63. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................50-74 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....................13-20 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * 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.........4 low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........8100 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 11 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows 58-63. Highs 92-97. South winds 20 to 30 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .SUNDAY...Not as warm. Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust. Lows 53-63. Highs 78-84. West winds 15 to 25 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 88-93. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 57-62. Highs 89-94. $$ AZZ133-022045- Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills- Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/ CAZ- 133 AM MST Thu May 2 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................73-87. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................12-18 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............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. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................45-59. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................39-53 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 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. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................74-89. * 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.........3 very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46-62. Highs 75-90. South winds 15 to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .SUNDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows 45-62. Highs 73-86. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 44-58. Highs 69-84. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 44-60. Highs 72-87. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 46-60. Highs 73-88. $$ CAZ232-022045- Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County- 133 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................86-95. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................9-18 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct drier. * 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.........4 low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................60-66. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................33-71 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.................86-96. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................13-19 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter. * 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. Patchy blowing dust. Lows 58-66. Highs 85-95. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph. .SUNDAY...Not as warm. Mostly clear. Lows 52-65. Highs 72-81. West winds 15 to 25 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 52-61. Highs 78-88. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 57-63. Highs 83-93. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 58-63. Highs 84-93. $$ CAZ230-022045- Joshua Tree National Park- 133 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................76-90. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................9-13 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 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. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................51-62. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................27-35 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....................13-18 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 pct wetter. * 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. * Haines High Level Index.........4 low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows 49-62. Highs 73-89. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph. .SUNDAY...Cooler, breezy. Mostly clear. Lows 41-59. Highs 60-77. West winds 20 to 30 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 47-60. Highs 73-88. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 48-60. Highs 73-88. $$ .8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Thursday May 9th through Saturday May 11th: Below normal temperatures and near median precipitation.