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
1248 AM MST Wed Mar 27 2024

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure and drier conditions will spread over the region
starting today with temperatures warming to slightly above normal
by Thursday. Expect light winds today and generally light winds
Thursday, but with some afternoon breeziness across the western
districts. Lower humidities are also expected with MinRHs today
ranging from around 15% over the western districts to 25-30% over
the Arizona high terrain before dropping another 5% on Thursday.
By Friday, expect breezy to windy conditions areawide with MinRHs
humidities remaining mostly in the 15-20% range.

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

AZZ132-272000-
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-
1248 AM MST Wed Mar 27 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................72-79.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................16-22 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................8 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming south in the afternoon.
* 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 Phoenix.......6200 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......North 3 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Poor.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................49-59.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................37-59 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................23 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 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.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................77-84.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................12-16 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* 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.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......7900 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 11 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Very good.


.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49-59. Highs 74-82. Southwest winds
15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 47-57.
Highs 71-80. South winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 44-54. Highs 60-68. South winds
10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows 44-54. Highs 60-68.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45-55. Highs 68-75.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-272000-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
1248 AM MST Wed Mar 27 2024 /1248 AM PDT Wed Mar 27 2024/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................77-82.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................16-22 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming south 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 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.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........7300 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 10 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................52-57.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................42-55 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................19 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 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.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................81-86.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................11-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct drier.
* 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............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..........7500 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........Southwest 9 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Good.


.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows 48-56. Highs 76-81.
Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely. Lows 47-52. Highs 73-78. Southwest
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 47-52. Highs
66-71. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 46-51. Highs
66-71.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48-55. Highs 74-79.

$$

AZZ133-272000-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
1248 AM MST Wed Mar 27 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................56-70.
*    24 hr trend..................9 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................25-37 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................23 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming west in the afternoon.
* 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.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................34-49.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................52-72 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................25 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 10 mph in the evening
  becoming east after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 5 to 15 mph in the evening
  becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................63-77.
*    24 hr trend..................7 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................19-27 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................8 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming south 5 to 15 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.


.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 39-53. Highs 62-76. South winds
15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 39-53. Highs 62-76. South winds
15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Cooler. Showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows 34-49. Highs 49-62. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows
31-46. Highs 46-58.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers. Lows
31-49. Highs 54-67.

$$

CAZ232-272000-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
1248 AM PDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................73-83.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................16-24 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming south 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 5 to 15 mph in the morning
  becoming 15 to 25 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.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.................52-57.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................39-59 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................10 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 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.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................76-86.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................13-21 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* 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.


.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows 47-57. Highs 69-79. West
winds 20 to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 44-55.
Highs 64-75. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 44-52. Highs
61-70. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows
45-55. Highs 63-71.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48-58. Highs 71-80.

$$

CAZ230-272000-
Joshua Tree National Park-
1248 AM PDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................61-76.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................17-28 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 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.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................42-52.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................41-54 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................64-79.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................16-26 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 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...
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 36-50. Highs 57-73. Southwest winds
15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 33-47.
Highs 48-65. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 33-46. Highs
49-63. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows
35-49. Highs 53-65.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 40-53. Highs 61-73.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Wednesday April 3rd through Friday April
5th: Near normal temperatures and near to below median
precipitation.


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