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Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ

000
FNUS55 KPSR 241115
FWFPSR

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central
Arizona and Southeast California
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
415 AM MST Wed Apr 24 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Elevated fire weather conditions will exist this afternoon across
the western districts. Breezy to locally windy conditions will be
common during the afternoon and evening hours, with gusts
exceeding 40 mph at times, while MinRHs hover around 10-15%.
Elsewhere, similar dry conditions will be observed but fire risk
should be limited due to wind gusts not being as enhanced. Breezy
to windy conditions will return Thursday, but cooling
temperatures and rising RH levels should limit further fire risk.


...Thunderstorms imply gusty winds...

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

AZZ132-242315-
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-
415 AM MST Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................84-91.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................11-17 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* 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.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......11600 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......South 18 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................54-64.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................53-66 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................12 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................77-83.
*    24 hr trend..................7 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................18-22 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 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.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......10200 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 14 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent.


.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows 52-62. Highs 76-84.
Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52-62. Highs 76-83. West winds
15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 53-63. Highs 82-89. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 56-66. Highs 88-95.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 59-69. Highs 90-97.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-242315-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
415 AM MST Wed Apr 24 2024 /415 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................86-91.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................11-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* 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.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........10000 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........Southwest 11 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. Patchy blowing
  dust.
* Min Temperature.................55-60.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................60-69 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 15 to 25 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................80-85.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................18-22 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 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.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........8800 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........West 16 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent.


.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...Breezy, clear. Patchy blowing dust. Lows 53-58. Highs
79-84. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 53-58. Highs 81-86. West winds 15 to
25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 54-61. Highs 86-91. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 58-65. Highs 91-96.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 60-65. Highs 92-97.

$$

AZZ133-242315-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
415 AM MST Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................73-88.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................11-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 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.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................44-57.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................43-55 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................12 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 20 to 30 mph in the evening
  becoming southwest 30 to 40 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................64-77.
*    24 hr trend..................10 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................21-30 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................12 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 25 to 35 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...
.FRIDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Lows 42-55. Highs 65-79. Southwest
winds 25 to 35 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 39-54. Highs 58-73. Southwest winds
15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 39-58. Highs 68-82. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 42-62. Highs 75-90.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49-62. Highs 79-93.

$$

CAZ232-242315-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
415 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................80-89.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................11-19 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 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.
* Haines High Level Index.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. Patchy blowing
  dust.
* Min Temperature.................54-62.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................49-64 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 15 to 25 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny. Patchy blowing dust in the
  morning.
* Max Temperature.................74-84.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................17-29 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................8 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 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.


.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust. Lows 52-60.
Highs 74-83. West winds 25 to 35 mph.
.SATURDAY...Breezy, clear. Lows 53-60. Highs 76-86. West winds
20 to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 55-65. Highs 81-90. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 59-67. Highs 86-95.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 60-67. Highs 88-96.

$$

CAZ230-242315-
Joshua Tree National Park-
415 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................67-85.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................12-25 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
* 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.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................41-55.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................52-79 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................21 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 15 to 25 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the evening
  becoming west 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................61-81.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................17-41 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................10 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 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.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Lows 42-56. Highs 62-79. West
winds 25 to 35 mph.
.SATURDAY...Breezy, clear. Lows 43-57. Highs 66-80. West winds
20 to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 45-60. Highs 71-84. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 50-63. Highs 75-90.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-63. Highs 77-91.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Wednesday May 1st through Friday May 3rd:
Near to Above normal temperatures and near median precipitation.