Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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FWFPSR

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central
Arizona and Southeast California
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
140 AM MST Tue Jul 2 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Drier conditions will continue to filter into the region over the
next few days. Isolated afternoon showers and a few thunderstorms
are expected today over the Arizona higher terrain with chances
on Wednesday even lower. As conditions continue to dry out, even
hotter temperatures are expected, especially later this week.
Humidities will drop considerably today over the majority of the
area. The lower deserts will see MinRHs mostly fall to around
15%, while higher terrain areas east of Phoenix will see 25-35%.
Winds will follow diurnal trends, occasionally gusting to 20 mph
during the afternoon hours.

...Thunderstorms imply gusty winds...

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

AZZ132-022045-
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-
140 AM MST Tue Jul 2 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................106-112.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................12-20 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................8 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming southwest in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 5 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.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......12200 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 5 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................81-91.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................31-47 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................105-111.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................16-23 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 5 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.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......10200 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 9 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Very good.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 80-90. Highs 108-113. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 80-90. Highs 110-116. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 80-90. Highs 108-114. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 80-90. Highs 108-113.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 80-90. Highs 110-115.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-022045-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
140 AM MST Tue Jul 2 2024 /140 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................109-114.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................11-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 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.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........10000 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 9 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................80-85.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................33-49 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the evening
  becoming southeast 5 to 15 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................108-114.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................16-26 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................8 pct wetter.
* 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.
* Haines High Level Index.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........5500 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 16 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 80-85. Highs 111-116. South winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 80-85. Highs 114-119. South winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 80-85. Highs 112-117. South winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 80-85. Highs 111-116.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 81-86. Highs 113-118.

$$

AZZ133-022045-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
140 AM MST Tue Jul 2 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Chance of showers
  and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................88-104.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................21-34 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming west in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 5 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................10 percent in the morning
  becoming 30 percent in the afternoon.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................10 percent.
* LAL.............................1 in the morning becoming 3 in
  the afternoon.
* Haines High Level Index.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................67-83.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................44-65 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................13 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 10 mph in the evening
  becoming southeast after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................90-105.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................17-27 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................10 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 66-82. Highs 93-108. West winds
10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 66-82. Highs 95-110. Northwest winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 66-82. Highs 92-108. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 66-82. Highs 93-107.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 66-83. Highs 94-109.

$$

CAZ232-022045-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
140 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................104-114.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................8-13 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming south 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.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................80-86.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................20-50 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................105-114.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................12-22 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 5 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.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 80-89. Highs 107-116. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 82-89. Highs 110-120. Southeast winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 82-89. Highs 109-118. Southeast winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 82-88. Highs 108-118.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 82-89. Highs 109-119.

$$

CAZ230-022045-
Joshua Tree National Park-
140 AM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................94-108.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................7-11 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little 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............South 10 to 20 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.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................72-83.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................17-22 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* 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.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................96-110.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................10-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter.
* 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.
* Haines High Level Index.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 73-86. Highs 98-112. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 77-86. Highs 100-114. North winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 76-85. Highs 100-113. Northwest winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 76-85. Highs 99-113.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 76-86. Highs 99-115.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Tuesday July 9th through Thursday July
11th: Above normal temperatures and below median precipitation.