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

000
FNUS55 KPSR 251119
FWFPSR

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central
Arizona and Southeast California
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
419 AM MST Thu Apr 25 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Cooling temperatures along increasing moisture levels will limit
fire weather danger over the next few days despite daily
occurrences of breezy to locally windy conditions. MinRH values
through Friday will run between 20-30%, with good to excellent
overnight recoveries expected. The most enhanced winds will occur
on Friday, with widespread gusts 25-35 mph. Higher gusts
exceeding 40 mph will be common across parts of the western
districts and the higher terrain areas of the eastern districts.


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

AZZ132-252330-
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-
419 AM MST Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................77-83.
*    24 hr trend..................7 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................18-22 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* 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.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......9900 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 19 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................51-61.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................55-71 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................75-82.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................21-26 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* 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.......10500 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 25 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-61. Highs 76-83. West winds
15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 52-62. Highs 82-89. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 56-66. Highs 88-94. South winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 59-69. Highs 91-98.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 59-69. Highs 91-97.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-252330-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
419 AM MST Thu Apr 25 2024 /419 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................80-85.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................18-22 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 mph.
* 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.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........8400 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........West 16 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................51-56.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................66-77 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................9 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny. Patchy blowing dust in the
  afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................79-84.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................22-27 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph in the
  morning becoming 15 to 25 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..........6500 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........West 27 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 54-59. Highs 82-87. West winds 15 to
25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 55-61. Highs 86-91. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 57-63. Highs 90-95. South winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 59-64. Highs 93-99.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 59-64. Highs 93-98.

$$

AZZ133-252330-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
419 AM MST Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................62-77.
*    24 hr trend..................11 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................22-33 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................14 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* 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.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................40-54.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................55-71 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................15 pct wetter.
* 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.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................64-78.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................21-31 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph in the morning
  becoming southwest 15 to 25 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.........2 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 39-54.
Highs 58-74. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 39-58. Highs 67-82. West winds 10 to
20 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 42-61. Highs 75-89. Northeast winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 47-63. Highs 79-94.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 49-63. Highs 79-94.

$$

CAZ232-252330-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
419 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny. Patchy blowing dust in the
  morning.
* Max Temperature.................75-84.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................16-29 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 mph.
* 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.....................Clear. Patchy blowing dust in the
  evening.
* Min Temperature.................51-60.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................54-72 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 15 to 25 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny. Patchy blowing dust in the
  afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................73-82.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................19-35 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph in the morning
  becoming 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 20 to 30 mph in the morning
  becoming 30 to 40 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.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Breezy, clear. Lows 52-61. Highs 77-86. West winds
20 to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 55-64. Highs 81-90. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 59-67. Highs 85-95. South winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 61-67. Highs 88-97.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 60-66. Highs 87-96.

$$

CAZ230-252330-
Joshua Tree National Park-
419 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................61-80.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................17-40 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................9 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 20 to 30 mph in the
  morning becoming west 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.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................41-54.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................53-77 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................62-79.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................19-43 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 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...
.SATURDAY...Breezy, clear. Lows 42-57. Highs 67-80. Northwest
winds 20 to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 46-60. Highs 71-85. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 51-62. Highs 74-89. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 53-63. Highs 77-93.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 51-63. Highs 77-92.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Thursday May 2nd through Saturday May 4th:
Near to Above normal temperatures and near median precipitation.