Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
127 FNUS55 KPSR 091043 FWFPSR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central Arizona and Southeast California National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 343 AM MST Thu May 9 2024 .DISCUSSION... Dry conditions with near normal temperatures continue through Friday. Typical springtime afternoon and early evening breeziness, with gusts in the 20-25 mph range is also expected through Friday. MinRHs will be in the 5-10% range across the lower deserts and in the 10-15% range across the higher terrain. Overnight recovery will be poor and in the 20-40% range. These breezy conditions combined with dry fine fuels, and low RHs will likely create some elevated fire weather conditions through this weekend. Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR. AZZ132-092245- 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- 343 AM MST Thu May 9 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................82-89. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................7-11 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 20 to 30 mph in the morning becoming 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * 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.......11900 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 16 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................55-65. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................20-31 pct. * 24 hr trend..................6 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming south after midnight. * 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.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................86-93. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................7-11 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming west in the afternoon. * 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.........4 low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......12500 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 9 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 58-68. Highs 88-95. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 61-71. Highs 91-98. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 63-73. Highs 93-99. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 63-73. Highs 92-98. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 63-73. Highs 92-98. $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-092245- Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ- Lower Colorado River Valley CA- 343 AM MST Thu May 9 2024 /343 AM PDT Thu May 9 2024/ .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................85-90. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................7-11 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 15 to 25 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..........11400 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........Northwest 11 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................55-61. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................25-41 pct. * 24 hr trend..................11 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming south after midnight. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................90-95. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................8-12 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming west in the afternoon. * 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.........3 very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........12400 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........Southwest 8 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Good. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 59-66. Highs 92-97. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 62-68. Highs 95-100. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 64-69. Highs 97-102. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 64-69. Highs 95-100. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 64-69. Highs 96-101. $$ AZZ133-092245- Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills- Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/ CAZ- 343 AM MST Thu May 9 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................68-82. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................8-13 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 20 to 30 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. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................42-57. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................22-32 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming northeast 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.................73-87. * 24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer. * 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 15 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. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 45-61. Highs 74-89. West winds 15 to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46-64. Highs 76-91. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48-66. Highs 79-93. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50-66. Highs 79-93. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50-65. Highs 79-93. $$ CAZ232-092245- Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County- 343 AM PDT Thu May 9 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................81-90. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................8-12 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 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. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................58-66. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................21-48 pct. * 24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................85-94. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................9-13 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming northwest in the afternoon. * 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.........4 low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 62-70. Highs 88-97. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 64-71. Highs 91-101. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 64-71. Highs 92-101. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 64-70. Highs 90-99. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 64-70. Highs 91-100. $$ CAZ230-092245- Joshua Tree National Park- 343 AM PDT Thu May 9 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................70-83. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................10-14 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 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.................50-60. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................22-29 pct. * 24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................74-87. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................10-14 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable. * 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. Lows 53-66. Highs 76-90. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 56-68. Highs 81-95. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 56-68. Highs 81-96. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 56-68. Highs 80-95. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 57-68. Highs 82-96. $$ .8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Thursday May 16th through Saturday May 18th: Above normal temperatures and near median precipitation.