Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
699 FNUS55 KPSR 031101 FWFPSR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central Arizona and Southeast California National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 401 AM MST Fri Oct 3 2025 .DISCUSSION... Temperatures will start to cool out west today, but remain above normal across the central and eastern districts, with some south- central AZ lower desert locations seeing tripple digits again today. Further cooling is expected this weekend region wide, thanks to a dry cold front, with temperatures falling below normal. This cold front will bring breezy to locally windy conditions to the region. Gusts of 20-30 mph are expected across south-central and eastern AZ this afternoon and evening. Gusts in excess of 40 mph are possible across western Imperial County, otherwise gusts of 25-35 mph are expected across SE CA and SW AZ. The gusty winds will continue through early Saturday morning across SE CA and SW AZ. Gusty winds (20-25 mph) are expected Saturday afternoon and early evening across the eastern AZ higher terrain. MinRHs will be in the 15-25% range, with overnight recoveries in the 30-60% range. ...Thunderstorms imply gusty winds... Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR. AZZ132-032315- 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- 401 AM MST Fri Oct 3 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................91-100. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................15-19 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 25 to 35 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......9600 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 17 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................59-69. * 24 hr trend..................7 degrees cooler. * Max Humidity....................38-51 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 35 to 45 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................82-89. * 24 hr trend..................10 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................12-17 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 25 to 35 mph in the morning becoming west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......6500 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 8 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 59-69. Highs 83-90. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 60-70. Highs 85-93. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 61-71. Highs 88-95. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 63-73. Highs 90-96. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 66-76. Highs 86-93. $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-032315- Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ- Lower Colorado River Valley CA- 401 AM MST Fri Oct 3 2025 /401 AM PDT Fri Oct 3 2025/ .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................91-96. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................16-20 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 30 to 40 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........5700 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........West 10 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Good. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................59-64. * 24 hr trend..................7 degrees cooler. * Max Humidity....................50-58 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 30 to 40 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................84-89. * 24 hr trend..................7 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................16-20 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 15 to 25 mph in the morning becoming northwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........6500 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........Northwest 9 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Good. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 58-65. Highs 85-90. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 59-66. Highs 85-90. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 60-67. Highs 87-92. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 61-70. Highs 89-94. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 63-70. Highs 86-91. $$ AZZ133-032315- Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills- Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/ CAZ- 401 AM MST Fri Oct 3 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................82-97. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................17-27 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter. * 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............South 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............3 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................54-66. * 24 hr trend..................5 degrees cooler. * Max Humidity....................47-64 pct. * 24 hr trend..................11 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 35 to 45 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............3 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................73-87. * 24 hr trend..................9 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................14-23 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 35 to 45 mph in the morning becoming 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 47-63. Highs 74-87. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 49-65. Highs 77-90. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52-68. Highs 79-93. East winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55-70. Highs 78-94. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 57-70. Highs 77-91. $$ CAZ232-032315- Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County- 401 AM PDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................84-94. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................16-26 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 30 to 40 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. Patchy blowing dust in the evening. * Min Temperature.................59-65. * 24 hr trend..................6 degrees cooler. * Max Humidity....................40-61 pct. * 24 hr trend..................8 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 30 to 40 mph in the evening becoming west 20 to 30 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................79-89. * 24 hr trend..................6 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................15-21 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 10 to 20 mph in the morning becoming light and variable in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 61-68. Highs 81-90. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 61-68. Highs 80-89. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 62-69. Highs 82-91. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 63-71. Highs 84-93. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 65-71. Highs 83-91. $$ CAZ230-032315- Joshua Tree National Park- 401 AM PDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................71-87. * 24 hr trend..................5 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................20-32 pct. * 24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 25 to 35 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................48-61. * 24 hr trend..................6 degrees cooler. * Max Humidity....................45-56 pct. * 24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 10 to 20 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................69-81. * 24 hr trend..................5 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................19-24 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 5 to 15 mph in the morning becoming light and variable in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 52-62. Highs 71-83. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 52-63. Highs 70-83. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 53-63. Highs 72-84. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 54-66. Highs 74-86. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 54-66. Highs 73-85. $$ .8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Friday October 10th through Sunday October 12th: Near to above normal temperatures and above median precipitation.