Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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FNUS55 KPSR 091057
FWFPSR

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central
Arizona and Southeast California
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
357 AM MST Sun Mar 9 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Dry conditions and warming temperatures continue today and
tomorrow. Winds will also be fairly light with some occasional
afternoon wind gusts into the upper teens to near 20 mph on Monday
in the higher terrain in the eastern district. MinRHs will be
around 15-20% today but drop to 10-15% tomorrow with good
overnight recoveries.

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

AZZ132-092300-
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-
357 AM MST Sun Mar 9 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................72-78.
*    24 hr trend..................7 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................12-17 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................8 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............East 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......3700 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Northeast 3 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Marginal.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................44-54.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................26-46 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................15 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................77-84.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................8-12 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming southeast in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......5700 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......South 4 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Marginal.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 47-57.
Highs 67-76. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 47-57.
Highs 65-72. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers. Lows 38-52. Highs 59-68. South winds 15 to
25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 38-48. Highs 57-65.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 39-50. Highs 63-72.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-092300-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
357 AM MST Sun Mar 9 2025 /357 AM PDT Sun Mar 9 2025/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................74-79.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................13-17 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southeast 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........6400 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........East 5 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Fair.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................44-51.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................32-50 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 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.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................79-84.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................9-13 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming southwest in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........7500 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 6 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Good.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 46-53.
Highs 68-73. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers. Lows
46-54. Highs 70-75. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Patchy
blowing dust. Lows 42-54. Highs 63-68. Southwest winds 20 to
30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 42-48. Highs 63-68.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 43-51. Highs 70-75.

$$

AZZ133-092300-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
357 AM MST Sun Mar 9 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................60-72.
*    24 hr trend..................10 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................16-22 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................19 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming southeast in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............East 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................35-49.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................34-48 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................22 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southeast 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................63-78.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................11-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 15 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.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Showers. Lows 38-51. Highs 60-74. South winds 15 to
25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 38-50.
Highs 51-65. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers. Lows 28-49. Highs 51-63. South winds 15 to
25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy with chance of snow showers and
slight chance of showers. Lows 25-39. Highs 39-54.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 25-44. Highs 47-60.

$$

CAZ232-092300-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
357 AM PDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................70-78.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................13-18 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 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.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................46-55.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................27-50 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................74-83.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................10-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming southeast in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows
46-55. Highs 61-70. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46-55. Highs 65-76. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Breezy, showers. Patchy blowing dust. Lows 42-55.
Highs 57-66. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 42-51. Highs 59-68.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 44-54. Highs 65-75.

$$

CAZ230-092300-
Joshua Tree National Park-
357 AM PDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................60-72.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................13-19 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southeast 5 to 15 mph in the
  morning becoming south 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................41-48.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................28-35 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................63-76.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................9-14 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 36-51.
Highs 52-65. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 36-48. Highs 54-67. Southwest
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers and slight chance of snow showers. Lows
30-48. Highs 44-60. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 30-45. Highs 48-62.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 35-48. Highs 55-70.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Sunday March 16th through Tuesday March
18th: Below normal temperatures and above median precipitation.