Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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FWFPSR

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central
Arizona and Southeast California
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
120 AM MST Thu Jun 27 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Drier conditions will continue to spread across the region from
the west through Friday, lowering humidities and essentially
ending rain chances across all areas except for far eastern
Arizona. Above normal temperatures will persist with readings
running 3-5 degrees above normal. MinRHs will lower into the
teens across the majority of the lower deserts starting today to
25-30% over higher terrain areas. Afternoon breeziness will be
common today and Friday with gusts reaching to or just over 20 mph
in many locations.

...Thunderstorms imply gusty winds...

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

AZZ132-272030-
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-
120 AM MST Thu Jun 27 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................104-110.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................18-22 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......8500 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 12 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................80-90.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................36-48 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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.................103-109.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................17-22 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......9300 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 8 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 79-89. Highs 105-110. Southwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 83-93. Highs 106-112. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 83-93. Highs 104-110. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 83-93. Highs 104-110.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 81-91. Highs 100-107.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-272030-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
120 AM MST Thu Jun 27 2024 /120 AM PDT Thu Jun 27 2024/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................107-112.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................19-23 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 5 to 15 mph in the
  morning becoming 15 to 25 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.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........6000 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 13 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................80-85.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................38-55 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 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.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................107-112.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................13-22 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* 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.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........6600 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 12 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Good.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 79-87. Highs 107-112. South winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 83-88. Highs 108-113. South winds
10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 83-88. Highs 108-113. South winds
10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 83-88. Highs 108-113.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 82-88. Highs 105-110.

$$

AZZ133-272030-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
120 AM MST Thu Jun 27 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Slight chance of
  showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................90-104.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................20-31 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1 in the morning becoming 2 in
  the afternoon.
* Haines High Level Index.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................68-83.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................43-61 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................89-104.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................20-30 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows 68-85. Highs 92-106. West winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 68-85. Highs 91-107. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows 67-83. Highs 87-103. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 67-84. Highs 88-103.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 67-84. Highs 85-100.

$$

CAZ232-272030-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
120 AM PDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................104-114.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................15-21 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct drier.
* 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.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................79-85.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................26-51 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 mph in the evening
  becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
* 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.................103-113.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................8-16 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 78-88. Highs 103-113. Southwest winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 83-89. Highs 105-115. South winds
10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 81-89. Highs 104-114. South winds 10 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 81-89. Highs 104-114.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 81-89. Highs 102-112.

$$

CAZ230-272030-
Joshua Tree National Park-
120 AM PDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................92-108.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................15-23 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................67-80.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................24-32 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 mph in the evening
  becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
* 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.................92-107.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................8-13 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................8 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 66-84. Highs 92-107. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 70-84. Highs 95-109. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 70-84. Highs 94-109. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 70-84. Highs 94-108.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 71-84. Highs 92-106.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Thursday July 4th through Saturday July
6th: Above normal temperatures and near median precipitation.