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
149 AM MST Tue Mar 26 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Today will bring additional chances for mainly higher terrain
light showers and a few isolated afternoon thunderstorms before
high pressure settles over the region starting Wednesday. Winds
today will be breezy at times, particularly in the afternoon,
with gusts of 20-25 mph before diminishing into Wednesday. MinRHs
today will range from 15-20% over the western districts to 25-30%
over the lower deserts of south-central Arizona, and up to 50%
over the Arizona high terrain. Drier and warmer conditions
starting Wednesday will lower MinRHs across all of the lower
deserts to between 15-20%.

...Thunderstorms imply gusty winds...

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

AZZ132-262100-
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-
149 AM MST Tue Mar 26 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................66-74.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................22-33 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct wetter.
* 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............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.......10300 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 14 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................44-54.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................56-82 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening
  becoming south after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................72-79.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................17-23 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 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 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 Phoenix.......6300 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 4 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Poor.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 49-59. Highs 78-84. Southeast
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 51-61. Highs 78-84. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 53-63. Highs 74-82. South winds
15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 49-59. Highs
69-77.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows 48-58. Highs 65-71.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-262100-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
149 AM MST Tue Mar 26 2024 /149 AM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................72-77.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................19-24 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 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.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........8500 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........West 12 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................46-51.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................59-80 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................77-82.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................16-21 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 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............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..........7100 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 11 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-57. Highs 81-86. South winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-58. Highs 80-85. Southwest winds
15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows
53-58. Highs 77-82. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 50-57. Highs
70-75.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows
48-53. Highs 69-74.

$$

AZZ133-262100-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
149 AM MST Tue Mar 26 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. Chance of showers
  and slight chance of thunderstorms.
* Max Temperature.................46-62.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................42-66 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................10 pct wetter.
* 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 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................50 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................30 percent.
* LAL.............................2.
* Haines High Level Index.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. Slight chance of
  showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min Temperature.................29-44.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................71-96 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................20 percent in the evening
  becoming 0 percent after midnight.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................2 in the evening becoming 1 after
  midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................56-70.
*    24 hr trend..................9 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................26-39 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................21 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.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Warmer. Partly cloudy. Lows 33-53. Highs 63-77.
Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 39-57. Highs 65-79. South winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 42-57. Highs 64-78. South winds
15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Showers likely. Lows 39-56. Highs 60-73.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows 36-51. Highs 52-65.

$$

CAZ232-262100-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
149 AM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................68-78.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................17-29 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct wetter.
* 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.................49-54.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................45-74 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 20 to 30 mph in the
  evening becoming 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................73-82.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................16-25 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming south 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* 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.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-58. Highs 76-86. Southwest
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-59. Highs 74-84. West winds 15 to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows
51-59. Highs 71-82. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 48-57. Highs
65-74.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows
48-56. Highs 65-74.

$$

CAZ230-262100-
Joshua Tree National Park-
149 AM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................59-72.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................16-32 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 25 to 35 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.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................39-49.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................46-65 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................8 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.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................61-75.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................17-28 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming south 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.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 40-53. Highs 65-80. Southwest
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 40-52. Highs 62-77. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 40-52.
Highs 58-74. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 37-51. Highs
52-67.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows
37-50. Highs 53-67.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Tuesday April 2nd through Thursday April
4th: Below normal temperatures and near to median precipitation.


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