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
211 AM MST Fri Apr 26 2024

.DISCUSSION...

As another weather system moves across the region today, strong
winds are expected once again, especially during the afternoon and
evening hours. Wind gusts in excess of 40 mph are likely across
portions of the western districts while gusts upwards of 30-35
mph will be common elsewhere. MinRHs are expected to remain above
20% area wide, limiting the potential for critical fire weather
conditions. The chance for shower activity will exist for this
evening through early Saturday morning, with the best chances
across the higher terrain areas north and east of Phoenix.
However, the chance for wetting rains is low at around 10%. On
Saturday, winds will be lighter, with peak gusts of between 20-30
mph and MinRH values remaining above 15% area wide, thus limiting
the overall fire danger once again.

...Thunderstorms imply gusty winds...

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

AZZ132-262115-
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-
211 AM MST Fri Apr 26 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................75-82.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................21-27 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 25 to 35 mph.
* Chance of Precip................10 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 28 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................50-60.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................62-76 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 30 to 40 mph in the evening
  becoming 20 to 30 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................76-84.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................15-22 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 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.......11200 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 14 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent.


.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 52-62. Highs 81-88. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 56-66. Highs 86-93. South winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 59-69. Highs 89-96. South winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 59-69. Highs 89-96.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 59-69. Highs 89-96.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-262115-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
211 AM MST Fri Apr 26 2024 /211 AM PDT Fri Apr 26 2024/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................79-84.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................21-26 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph in the
  morning becoming west 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 30 to 40 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..........7100 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........West 29 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................52-57.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................61-72 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 15 to 25 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 25 to 35 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................82-87.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................13-17 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................9 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 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 Yuma..........11600 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........West 12 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent.


.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 54-61. Highs 85-90. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 57-63. Highs 89-94. South winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 58-63. Highs 91-97. South winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 58-63. Highs 91-96.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 58-63. Highs 92-97.

$$

AZZ133-262115-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
211 AM MST Fri Apr 26 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................64-78.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................22-33 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph in the morning
  becoming southwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 20 to 30 mph in the
  morning becoming 30 to 40 mph in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................20 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.....................Partly cloudy. Chance of showers
  and slight chance of thunderstorms .
* Min Temperature.................39-51.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................76-97 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................23 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 35 to 45 mph in the
  evening becoming 25 to 35 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................40 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................10 percent.
* LAL.............................2.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................56-73.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................25-40 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 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.........2 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 38-57. Highs 66-81. West winds 10 to
20 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 42-60. Highs 74-88. North winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 46-62. Highs 78-92. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 48-62. Highs 77-91.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 49-63. Highs 79-93.

$$

CAZ232-262115-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
211 AM PDT Fri Apr 26 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................73-82.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................18-33 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph in the morning
  becoming 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 30 to 40 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. Patchy blowing dust in the
  evening.
* Min Temperature.................51-60.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................46-72 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 15 to 25 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 30 to 40 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................77-86.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................12-22 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................10 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 20 to 30 mph in the
  morning becoming 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
* 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...Clear. Lows 55-64. Highs 80-89. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 58-66. Highs 84-94. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 60-66. Highs 86-95. South winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 60-67. Highs 86-96.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 61-67. Highs 87-96.

$$

CAZ230-262115-
Joshua Tree National Park-
211 AM PDT Fri Apr 26 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................60-78.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................19-42 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph in the morning
  becoming 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 15 to 25 mph in the morning
  becoming northwest 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon.
* 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.................41-56.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................44-69 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 15 to 25 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 35 to 45 mph in the
  evening becoming north 25 to 35 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................66-81.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................12-27 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................11 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 15 to 25 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 20 to 30 mph in the
  morning becoming 10 to 20 mph 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.


.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 45-60. Highs 71-84. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 50-62. Highs 73-88. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 52-63. Highs 76-91. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 53-63. Highs 76-91.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 51-63. Highs 77-91.

$$

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