Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
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775 FNUS55 KPSR 290948 FWFPSR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central Arizona and Southeast California National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 248 AM MST Sun Sep 29 2024 .DISCUSSION... Hot, dry weather conditions will continue with temperatures remaining well above normal into next week as a strong ridge of high pressure remains situated over the region. Temperatures through most of this week will hover between 105-111 degrees across the lower deserts. Min RHs will range around 5-15% each day. Max RHs will range around 25-45% for most places, with locally higher values to around 60% across Yuma and Imperial Counties. Winds will remain fairly light generally following diurnal patterns with the exception of some breezier conditions today with gusts upwards of 20-25 mph later this morning through the afternoon. Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR. AZZ132-292200- 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- 248 AM MST Sun Sep 29 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................104-110. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................8-12 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming south in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 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 Phoenix.......13900 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southeast 8 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................73-83. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................25-59 pct. * 24 hr trend..................17 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming east after midnight. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southeast 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................102-107. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................11-17 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the morning becoming east 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.......7000 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 6 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good. .EXTENDED... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 75-85. Highs 104-109. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 73-83. Highs 102-109. East winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 72-82. Highs 102-107. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 72-82. Highs 101-107. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 71-81. Highs 100-107. $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-292200- Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ- Lower Colorado River Valley CA- 248 AM MST Sun Sep 29 2024 /248 AM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024/ .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................105-110. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................6-10 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming south in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 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..........5500 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 7 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Fair. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................72-77. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................34-73 pct. * 24 hr trend..................30 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 20 mph in the evening becoming 20 to 30 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................102-107. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................14-22 pct. * 24 hr trend..................9 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming south in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southeast 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..........4900 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 7 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Fair. .EXTENDED... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 74-80. Highs 106-111. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 74-80. Highs 105-110. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 72-79. Highs 104-109. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 72-78. Highs 103-108. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 71-78. Highs 103-108. $$ AZZ133-292200- Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills- Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/ CAZ- 248 AM MST Sun Sep 29 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................88-105. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................10-16 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 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. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................62-78. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................24-40 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 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. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................89-104. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................11-15 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming west in the afternoon. * 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. .EXTENDED... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 60-78. Highs 89-106. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 57-77. Highs 85-102. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 57-75. Highs 87-103. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 58-75. Highs 87-103. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 56-75. Highs 85-101. $$ CAZ232-292200- Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County- 248 AM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................100-109. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................6-10 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southeast in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 20 to 30 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.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................73-79. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................16-63 pct. * 24 hr trend..................16 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming north after midnight. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................98-107. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................10-18 pct. * 24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southeast in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southeast 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... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 77-84. Highs 103-111. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 77-84. Highs 100-109. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 75-83. Highs 100-109. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 75-81. Highs 99-109. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 74-81. Highs 98-108. $$ CAZ230-292200- Joshua Tree National Park- 248 AM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................89-103. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................5-9 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming south in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 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. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................66-76. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................15-19 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming northwest after midnight. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * LAL.............................1. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................89-102. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................9-13 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southeast in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 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 70-80. Highs 92-106. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 70-80. Highs 90-103. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 69-78. Highs 90-104. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 66-77. Highs 88-103. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 65-76. Highs 87-100. $$ .8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Sunday October 6th through Tuesday October 8th: Above normal temperatures and below median precipitation.