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

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central
Arizona and Southeast California
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
157 AM MST Sun Apr 28 2024

.DISCUSSION...

A warm and dry weather pattern will set up over the region this
week with typical diurnal wind patterns anticipated (upslope
breeziness in the afternoon and lighter downvalley at night).
Overall 20 ft winds should remain at or below 15 mph. Minimum
relative humidity values over the next few days will range from
8-15% across the lower deserts, with overnight recoveries in the
poor to fair category.

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

AZZ132-282100-
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-
157 AM MST Sun Apr 28 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................82-89.
*    24 hr trend..................7 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................11-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 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.
* Haines High Level Index.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......10200 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 7 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Very good.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................56-66.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................29-42 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................15 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 5 to 15 mph in the
  evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................87-94.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................9-13 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH 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............South 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.......9800 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 7 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 58-68. Highs 88-95. South winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 58-68. Highs 87-94. South winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 58-68. Highs 87-93. West winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 58-68. Highs 88-95.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 60-70. Highs 90-97.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-282100-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
157 AM MST Sun Apr 28 2024 /157 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................86-91.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................11-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 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.
* Haines High Level Index.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........8900 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........Southwest 7 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Fair.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................57-62.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................38-51 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................15 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................90-95.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................10-14 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............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.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........7600 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 12 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 58-63. Highs 91-96. South winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 58-63. Highs 90-95. South winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 58-63. Highs 89-94. Northwest winds 15 to
25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 58-64. Highs 91-96.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 59-64. Highs 93-98.

$$

AZZ133-282100-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
157 AM MST Sun Apr 28 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................67-82.
*    24 hr trend..................10 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................15-22 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................13 pct drier.
* 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.................42-58.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................33-54 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................20 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening
  becoming northeast after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................73-88.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................11-16 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 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............Light and variable in the morning
  becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* 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...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 45-61. Highs 76-90. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 46-61. Highs 75-89. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 45-61. Highs 74-88. West winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45-63. Highs 75-90.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48-63. Highs 78-92.

$$

CAZ232-282100-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
157 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................82-91.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................11-16 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming southwest in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 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.
* LAL.............................1.
* Haines High Level Index.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................59-65.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................32-54 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................9 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  evening becoming west after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................86-95.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................11-17 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming south 5 to 15 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.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 60-66. Highs 86-95. South winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 60-66. Highs 86-95. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 60-66. Highs 84-93. North winds 15 to
25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 60-67. Highs 86-96.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 60-67. Highs 88-97.

$$

CAZ230-282100-
Joshua Tree National Park-
157 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................71-85.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................11-18 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming south in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 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.
* LAL.............................1.
* Haines High Level Index.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................51-60.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................37-48 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the evening
  becoming south 5 to 15 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................74-89.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................12-21 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* 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...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 51-62. Highs 76-90. West winds 10 to
20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 51-62. Highs 76-89. West winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 50-62. Highs 73-85. North winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50-63. Highs 76-90.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52-63. Highs 78-92.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Monday May 6th through Wednesday May 8th:
Slightly below normal temperatures and near median precipitation.
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