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
332 AM MST Sun Oct 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Dry conditions with above normal temperatures will continue.
MinRHs will mostly range from 15-25% over the western districts to
25-35% for the eastern districts with fair to good overnight
recovery area-wide. A persistent breezy easterly gradient wind
will continue through Monday. Expect winds to remain elevated
around 8-12 mph with early morning and afternoon gusts up to 20-30
mph, with locally higher gusts of 35-40 mph possible, mainly
across SW AZ and the eastern district.

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

AZZ132-042245-
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-
332 AM MST Sun Oct 4 2026

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................93-101.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................19-24 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............East 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......9200 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......East 18 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................73-83.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................39-54 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............East 20 to 30 mph in the evening
  becoming southeast 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............1 percent.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................91-98.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................23-28 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......10200 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southeast 8 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Very good.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 71-81. Highs 92-100. Northeast
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 71-81. Highs 94-102. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 72-82. Highs 94-103. East winds 5 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 71-81. Highs 91-100.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 68-78. Highs 87-95.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-042245-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
332 AM MST Sun Oct 4 2026 /332 AM PDT Sun Oct 4 2026/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................98-103.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................17-21 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............East 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........10900 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........East 10 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................74-82.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................38-50 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............East 15 to 25 mph in the evening
  becoming 5 to 15 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............1 percent.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................96-101.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................20-24 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........11400 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 6 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Marginal.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 72-79. Highs 97-103. North winds
5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 72-80. Highs 100-105. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 73-80. Highs 101-106. Northeast winds
5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 72-80. Highs 98-103.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 68-78. Highs 93-98.

$$

AZZ133-042245-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
332 AM MST Sun Oct 4 2026

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................76-92.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................23-38 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............East 25 to 35 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............1 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................55-72.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................52-78 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southeast 25 to 35 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............1 percent.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................75-90.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................26-42 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southeast 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 54-72. Highs 76-92. East winds
10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55-72. Highs 77-93. East winds
5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 55-71. Highs 76-93. East winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 55-71. Highs 74-91.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55-71. Highs 71-88.

$$

CAZ232-042245-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
332 AM PDT Sun Oct 4 2026

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................93-102.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................17-25 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............East 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................74-81.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................38-54 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............East 15 to 25 mph in the evening
  becoming 5 to 15 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................91-101.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................21-30 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............East 5 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 73-81. Highs 93-103. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 74-81. Highs 96-106. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 75-81. Highs 96-106. North winds 5 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 73-81. Highs 94-104.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 68-78. Highs 89-100.

$$

CAZ230-042245-
Joshua Tree National Park-
332 AM PDT Sun Oct 4 2026

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................82-95.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................21-28 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............East 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................64-74.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................43-56 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............East 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................81-93.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................25-33 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............East 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...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 65-75. Highs 83-95. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 66-76. Highs 86-99. North winds 5 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 67-76. Highs 87-99. North winds 5 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 63-76. Highs 84-97.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 57-73. Highs 78-92.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Sunday October 11th through Tuesday
October 13th: Above normal temperatures and above median
precipitation.