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Spot Forecast for Wildcat Fire...FOREST SERVICE
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
416 PM MST Thu May 23 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 MST on May 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
A dry weather system will move through the Desert Southwest Friday
and Saturday. The approach and passage of the system will lead to
windy conditions during the afternoon and early evening time
frame on both Friday and Saturday. Breeziness will last longer
Friday night compared to previous nighttime periods. MaxRH will
trend upward tonight and again Friday night for at least fair to
good overnight recovery. Expect little change in MinRH Friday
followed by a modest increase Saturday. Skies will be clear except
for some very minor high clouds Friday morning.


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

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 60.
Max humidity........41-46 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest and west winds 7 to 10 mph early
                    evening with gusts of 15 to 20 mph. Then
                    becoming light downslope/downvalley by
                    midnight.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 90.
Min humidity........13-18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light downvalley early becoming south 5 to 8
                    mph by mid morning then southwest 10 to 15 mph
                    in the afternoon with gusts of 25 to 30 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 60.
Max humidity........45-50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds weakening to 5 to 10 mph
                    by late evening then becoming light and variable
                    favoring downvalley after midnight.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 84.
Min humidity........18-23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South and southwest winds 7 to 10 mph with gusts
                    of 15-20 mph by mid morning becoming southwest
                    10 to 15 mph by afternoon with gusts of 25 to 30
                    mph.

$$
Forecaster...AJ
Requested by...Carrie Dennett
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/23/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL carrie_dennett@firenet.gov