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
152 AM MST Fri Nov 15 2024

.DISCUSSION...
An overall dry weather system will push through the region today
and through the weekend bringing breezy to locally windy
conditions, higher humidities and below normal temperatures. The
strongest winds will be seen across southeast California with
gusts over 40 mph at times across Imperial Co. today. MinRHs
through Saturday will mostly range between 20-30% across the lower
deserts before gradually lowering into the teens early next week.
After overall light winds Saturday, expect breezy conditions
again on Sunday across southeast California.

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

AZZ132-152100-
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-
152 AM MST Fri Nov 15 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................64-70.
*    24 hr trend..................11 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................21-29 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................15 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 40 to 50 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.......5400 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 15 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Very good.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................38-48.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................60-76 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................24 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 30 to 40 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................59-64.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................26-35 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming west in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 20 to 30 mph in the
  morning becoming west 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.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......6100 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 5 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Fair.


.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 38-48. Highs 63-68. Northwest winds
5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 38-48. Highs 64-71. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 38-48. Highs 62-68. Northwest winds
5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 38-48. Highs 68-74.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 40-50. Highs 71-76.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-152100-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
152 AM MST Fri Nov 15 2024 /1252 AM PST Fri Nov 15 2024/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................66-71.
*    24 hr trend..................9 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................27-33 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................18 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 35 to 45 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..........4000 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........West 21 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................40-45.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................65-89 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................12 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................62-67.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................27-35 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 20 mph in the morning
  becoming northwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* 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.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........2900 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........Northwest 7 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Marginal.


.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 37-47. Highs 67-72. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 37-46. Highs 69-74. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 38-46. Highs 65-70. North winds
10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 38-48. Highs 68-73.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 39-50. Highs 71-76.

$$

AZZ133-152100-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
152 AM MST Fri Nov 15 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................57-70.
*    24 hr trend..................11 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................17-23 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................9 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 40 to 50 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.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................32-43.
*    24 hr trend..................8 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................55-75 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................36 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 40 to 50 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................50-62.
*    24 hr trend..................8 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................29-40 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................15 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming southwest in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 20 to 30 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.


.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows
30-44. Highs 51-65. North winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 29-42. Highs 51-64. Southwest winds
5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 29-42. Highs 49-64. North winds
5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 29-45. Highs 57-72.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 31-48. Highs 59-75.

$$

CAZ232-152100-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
1252 AM PST Fri Nov 15 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................61-71.
*    24 hr trend..................9 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................25-38 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................18 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 40 to 50 mph in the
  morning becoming west 30 to 40 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.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................41-49.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................51-79 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 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.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Slight chance of
  showers in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................58-68.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................25-32 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* 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.


.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 41-52. Highs 63-73. Northwest winds 15 to
25 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 41-50. Highs 64-74. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 42-50. Highs 60-71. North winds
10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 42-52. Highs 66-75.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 44-55. Highs 69-76.

$$

CAZ230-152100-
Joshua Tree National Park-
1252 AM PST Fri Nov 15 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................49-64.
*    24 hr trend..................13 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................26-44 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................24 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 30 to 40 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.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................30-40.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................57-79 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................10 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Slight chance of
  showers in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................48-59.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................28-37 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent in the morning becoming
  20 percent in the afternoon.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.
* Haines High Level Index.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 34-45. Highs 53-64. Northwest winds 15 to
25 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 33-44. Highs 55-67. West winds 10 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 33-43. Highs 51-62. North winds
10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 33-46. Highs 56-67.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 38-50. Highs 61-71.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Friday November 22nd through Sunday
November 24th: Near to above normal temperatures and below median
precipitation.