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

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FNUS55 KPSR 101103
FWFPSR

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central
Arizona and Southeast California
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
403 AM MST Fri Jan 10 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Breezy northerly winds may develop after sunrise along the Lower
Colorado River Valley and portions of SE CA, though nowhere near
as strong as yesterday, and will gradually decrease over the
course of the day. Light and diurnal to nearly calm winds are
expected areawide by this evening into Saturday. Another weather
disturbance diving into the Great Basin this weekend will act to
increase north northwest winds once again late Saturday into
Sunday along the Lower Colorado River Valley and portions of SE CA
and SW AZ, but winds should remain fairly light across the
eastern districts. Afternoon and early evening gusts to between
20-35 mph are expected Saturday. MinRHs will range between 10-20%
areawide today and Saturday, with poor to fair overnight
recoveries between 25-45%.

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

AZZ132-102315-
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-
403 AM MST Fri Jan 10 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................58-63.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................12-18 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 30 to 40 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.......2400 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Northwest 4 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Marginal.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................31-41.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................22-43 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  evening becoming mostly downslope/downvalley after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................60-66.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................11-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming northwest in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 30 to 40 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.......1800 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 5 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Poor.


.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 29-42. Highs 57-63. North winds 5 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 29-42. Highs 58-63. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 32-46. Highs 62-69. Northeast winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 36-47. Highs 67-72.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 38-48. Highs 66-71.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-102315-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
403 AM MST Fri Jan 10 2025 /303 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................61-66.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................12-16 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 30 to 40 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..........1800 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........Northwest 7 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Poor.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................32-41.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................26-44 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  evening becoming mostly downslope/downvalley after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................65-70.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................12-17 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 30 to 40 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..........1700 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........North 10 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Marginal.


.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 31-47. Highs 61-66. North winds 15 to
25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 31-42. Highs 59-64. North winds 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 34-43. Highs 62-67. North winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 34-43. Highs 66-71.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 35-44. Highs 66-71.

$$

AZZ133-102315-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
403 AM MST Fri Jan 10 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................45-59.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................12-19 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northeast 20 to 30 mph in the
  morning becoming north 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.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................24-36.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................24-39 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................19 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................49-60.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................13-17 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming west in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 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.


.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 23-36. Highs 44-59. North winds 5 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 23-39. Highs 46-60. Northeast winds
5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 25-42. Highs 51-65. Northeast winds
10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 28-46. Highs 54-69.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 33-46. Highs 56-69.

$$

CAZ232-102315-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
303 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................59-68.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................11-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 35 to 45 mph in the morning
  becoming 25 to 35 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.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................36-45.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................21-42 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  evening becoming mostly downslope/downvalley after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................63-71.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................12-18 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 30 to 40 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...
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 35-48. Highs 57-67. North winds 15 to
25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 35-46. Highs 56-65. North winds 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 38-46. Highs 58-67. North winds
15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 38-47. Highs 62-69.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 38-48. Highs 62-71.

$$

CAZ230-102315-
Joshua Tree National Park-
303 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................51-62.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................11-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 30 to 40 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.................34-42.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................23-32 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 20 to 30 mph in the evening
  becoming northwest 30 to 40 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................53-63.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................15-19 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 35 to 45 mph in the
  morning becoming 25 to 35 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.


.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 28-41. Highs 46-58. North winds 15 to
25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 28-39. Highs 46-57. North winds 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 29-39. Highs 47-59. North winds
10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 31-42. Highs 52-62.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 33-42. Highs 54-64.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Friday January 17th through Sunday January
19th: Below normal temperatures and near median precipitation.