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

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FWFPSR

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central
Arizona and Southeast California
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
235 PM MST Wed Apr 17 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Dry weather will continue through at least the next couple of
days. Afternoon temperatures have reached the upper 80s thus far
across the lower deserts and will continue to warm into the low
to mid 90s over the next few hours, with similar temperatures
expected Thursday and Friday. Winds will overall remain light
outside of afternoon breezes gusting into the teens at times while
favoring diurnal tendencies. Min RHs tomorrow and Friday will be
around 5-15%, while overnight Max RHs will be in the 20-40% range
for most places. Westerly gusts in excess of 30 mph are possible
in the western districts Friday evening, particularly in Imperial
County.

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

AZZ132-180930-
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-
235 PM MST Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................57-67.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................22-33 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  evening becoming south after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................88-95.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................8-12 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming south 5 to 15 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.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......8300 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 6 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.................58-68.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................25-36 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  evening becoming south after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................88-95.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................8-12 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* 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............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.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......10800 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 9 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Very good.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 58-68. Highs 88-94. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 61-71. Highs 91-97. South winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 60-70. Highs 91-98. South winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 57-67. Highs 87-95.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 56-66. Highs 83-90.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-180930-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
235 PM MST Wed Apr 17 2024 /235 PM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024/

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.................59-64.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................28-37 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 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.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................90-95.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................9-13 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* 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.
* Haines High Level Index.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........6900 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 12 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................58-63.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................34-44 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 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.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................91-96.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................8-12 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH 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.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........9900 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........West 9 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 59-65. Highs 92-97. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 61-66. Highs 94-99. South winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 60-65. Highs 94-99. South winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 58-64. Highs 89-95.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 56-61. Highs 85-90.

$$

AZZ133-180930-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
235 PM MST Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................45-60.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................27-42 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening
  becoming northeast after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................75-89.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................9-13 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............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.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.................50-62.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................25-32 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening
  becoming northeast after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................77-91.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................9-13 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* 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............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.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 47-63. Highs 75-89. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 47-64. Highs 78-92. Northeast winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 50-64. Highs 79-93. South winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 48-64. Highs 77-91.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 46-61. Highs 74-87.

$$

CAZ232-180930-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
235 PM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.................60-67.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................23-38 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................86-95.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................8-12 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* 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.
* Haines High Level Index.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................59-65.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................27-44 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 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.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................86-95.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................10-16 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.
* Haines High Level Index.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 61-68. Highs 87-96. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 62-68. Highs 89-98. South winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 60-68. Highs 89-98. South winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 55-65. Highs 83-92.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 54-61. Highs 79-88.

$$

CAZ230-180930-
Joshua Tree National Park-
235 PM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.................54-63.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................26-35 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.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................75-90.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................9-16 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.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................52-61.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................25-36 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the evening
  becoming southwest 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.................75-91.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................11-19 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* 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.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 51-65. Highs 77-91. West winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 55-65. Highs 79-94. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 50-65. Highs 78-93. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 45-62. Highs 72-88.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45-58. Highs 68-84.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Thursday April 25th through Saturday April
27th: Near normal temperatures and near median precipitation.
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