Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central
Arizona and Southeast California
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
129 AM MST Mon May 6 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Drier conditions and overall light winds are expected today as
MinRHs drop to around 10% this afternoon. The weather pattern into
the middle of the week will lead to another round of breezy
conditions starting Tuesday with afternoon gusts commonly
reaching to around 20 mph to as high as 25 mph in some locations.
Temperatures will warm back to around seasonal normals going into
the middle part of the week with highs as warm as the lower 90s
across the lower deserts. MinRHs will stay near 10% through at
least mid week across the lower deserts to around 15% over higher
terrain areas, with overnight recoveries between 20-40%.

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

AZZ132-062030-
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-
129 AM MST Mon May 6 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................80-86.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................6-10 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................13 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 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.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......7600 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 9 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................53-63.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................20-30 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................10 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 20 mph in the evening
  becoming 20 to 30 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................86-92.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................8-12 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 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.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......9000 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 16 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent.


.EXTENDED...
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 54-64. Highs 84-92. West winds 15 to
25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 54-64. Highs 85-91. West winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 58-68. Highs 88-94. West winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 60-70. Highs 90-96.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 61-71. Highs 91-98.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-062030-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
129 AM MST Mon May 6 2024 /129 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................82-87.
*    24 hr trend..................7 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................7-11 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................10 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 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.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........7000 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........Northwest 8 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Good.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................54-59.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................31-42 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 20 mph in the evening
  becoming 20 to 30 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................89-94.
*    24 hr trend..................7 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................9-13 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 25 to 35 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..........6900 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........Southwest 12 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good.


.EXTENDED...
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy, clear. Lows 56-62. Highs 86-91. Northwest
winds 20 to 30 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 56-63. Highs 88-93. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 58-64. Highs 91-96. Northwest winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 59-64. Highs 92-97.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 62-67. Highs 95-100.

$$

AZZ133-062030-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
129 AM MST Mon May 6 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................68-82.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................9-14 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 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.................42-55.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................22-33 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................26 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph in the evening
  becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 10 to 20 mph in the
  evening becoming west 20 to 30 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................71-86.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................9-13 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* 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............West 25 to 35 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...
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 44-59. Highs 72-86. Southwest winds
15 to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 44-60. Highs 72-86. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46-61. Highs 76-89. West winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47-62. Highs 75-90.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47-64. Highs 76-91.

$$

CAZ232-062030-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
129 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................77-86.
*    24 hr trend..................8 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................9-14 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................9 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 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.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................57-62.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................28-51 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 20 mph in the evening
  becoming 20 to 30 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................84-94.
*    24 hr trend..................8 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................9-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 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.


.EXTENDED...
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy, clear. Lows 59-66. Highs 82-91. Northwest
winds 20 to 30 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 59-66. Highs 84-92. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 60-67. Highs 86-94. Northwest winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 62-67. Highs 89-97.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 62-70. Highs 91-100.

$$

CAZ230-062030-
Joshua Tree National Park-
129 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................68-81.
*    24 hr trend..................9 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................10-16 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................8 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 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.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................47-57.
*    24 hr trend..................8 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................32-44 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................75-89.
*    24 hr trend..................8 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................9-16 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 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.


.EXTENDED...
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy, clear. Lows 49-62. Highs 69-83. Northwest
winds 20 to 30 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 49-60. Highs 72-86. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-63. Highs 75-89. Northwest winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 52-65. Highs 77-92.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 54-68. Highs 80-95.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Monday May 13th through Wednesday May
15th: Above normal temperatures and near median precipitation.