Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
246 FNUS55 KPSR 120824 FWFPSR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central Arizona and Southeast California National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 124 AM MST Sun May 12 2024 .DISCUSSION... Above normal temperatures and seasonably dry conditions will persist through Monday. Minimum afternoon humidity levels should fall to around 10% across lower desert communities and into the teens over higher terrain areas. Overnight recovery will range from poor to fair in a 20-50% range. Afternoon breeziness with gusts 20-25 mph will be common. A couple isolated afternoon showers may impact far eastern zones with gusty, erratic winds, but little in the way of accumulating rainfall should be expected. Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR. AZZ132-122030- 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- 124 AM MST Sun May 12 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................90-97. * 24 hr trend..................6 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 northwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * 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.........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......10500 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 9 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Very good. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................62-72. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................27-40 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................93-99. * 24 hr trend..................3 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............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.........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......13500 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 9 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent. .EXTENDED... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 62-72. Highs 92-98. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 62-72. Highs 91-96. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 62-72. Highs 90-96. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 63-73. Highs 93-99. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 65-75. Highs 95-101. $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-122030- Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ- Lower Colorado River Valley CA- 124 AM MST Sun May 12 2024 /124 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024/ .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................95-100. * 24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer. * 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............North 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. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........13800 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........Northwest 7 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................64-69. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................35-45 pct. * 24 hr trend..................6 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 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.................97-102. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * 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............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 Yuma..........12500 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 11 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent. .EXTENDED... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 63-68. Highs 94-99. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 62-67. Highs 93-98. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 63-68. Highs 95-100. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 65-70. Highs 96-101. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 65-70. Highs 97-102. $$ AZZ133-122030- Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills- Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/ CAZ- 124 AM MST Sun May 12 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................74-90. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................11-16 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming west 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * 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.........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................49-63. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................29-43 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 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. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................79-93. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................10-15 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming west 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. .EXTENDED... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-65. Highs 80-93. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-64. Highs 77-91. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50-65. Highs 76-90. West winds 10 to 20 mph. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 50-67. Highs 79-93. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 52-67. Highs 82-96. $$ CAZ232-122030- Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County- 124 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................92-100. * 24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer. * 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............North 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.................67-72. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................26-45 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 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.................92-101. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................8-13 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * 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. .EXTENDED... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 63-70. Highs 90-99. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 63-70. Highs 89-98. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 64-71. Highs 91-100. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 65-72. Highs 92-102. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 66-72. Highs 93-103. $$ CAZ230-122030- Joshua Tree National Park- 124 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................81-94. * 24 hr trend..................7 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................9-14 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 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. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................57-68. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................26-34 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 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.................81-96. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................9-16 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 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. .EXTENDED... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55-68. Highs 79-94. West winds 15 to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55-68. Highs 79-94. West winds 10 to 20 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 56-69. Highs 82-96. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 58-69. Highs 82-97. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 55-69. Highs 83-97. $$ .8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Sunday May 19th through Tuesday May 21st: Near normal temperatures and near median precipitation.