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

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FWFPSR

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central
Arizona and Southeast California
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
1244 AM MST Sat Apr 19 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A weather system will exit the region today leaving behind drying
conditions and a return to tranquil weather. Temperatures will
gradually warm into early next week stabilizing at a few degrees
above normal starting Monday. MinRH values will fall throughout
the weekend with values lowering to around 10% across the western
districts today and then areawide starting Sunday. Lighter winds
are also anticipated starting today for most areas, but expect
breezy conditions across the Lower CO River Valley this morning
before diminishing during the afternoon.

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

AZZ132-191945-
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-
1244 AM MST Sat Apr 19 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................72-79.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................8-17 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................15 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 25 to 35 mph in the
  morning becoming north 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......9700 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Northwest 6 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................48-58.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................15-42 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................38 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening
  becoming northeast after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................80-86.
*    24 hr trend..................8 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................6-10 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* 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 in the morning
  becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......6000 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Northwest 3 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Marginal.


.EXTENDED...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 53-63. Highs 85-91. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55-65. Highs 86-92. South winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 56-66. Highs 84-91. South winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 56-66. Highs 83-90.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55-65. Highs 83-90.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-191945-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
1244 AM MST Sat Apr 19 2025 /1244 AM PDT Sat Apr 19 2025/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................77-82.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................6-10 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................18 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 25 to 35 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........8900 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........Northwest 12 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................48-55.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................17-31 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................22 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  evening becoming north after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................84-89.
*    24 hr trend..................7 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................5-9 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming southwest in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........6900 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 4 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Fair.


.EXTENDED...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 53-60. Highs 88-93. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 56-61. Highs 89-94. South winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 56-61. Highs 87-92. South winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 56-61. Highs 86-91.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55-60. Highs 85-90.

$$

AZZ133-191945-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
1244 AM MST Sat Apr 19 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Slight chance of
  showers in the morning.
* Max Temperature.................54-71.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................16-27 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................8 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................10 percent in the morning
  becoming 0 percent in the afternoon.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................34-50.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................39-52 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................38 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................67-80.
*    24 hr trend..................11 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................10-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................9 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming west in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 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.


.EXTENDED...
.MONDAY...Warmer. Partly cloudy. Lows 42-59. Highs 73-87.
Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be
lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45-59. Highs 74-87. Northwest winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 45-59. Highs 74-87. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45-60. Highs 73-86.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47-60. Highs 74-87.

$$

CAZ232-191945-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
1244 AM PDT Sat Apr 19 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................74-83.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................6-10 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................20 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 25 to 35 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................51-60.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................16-42 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................16 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 15 to 25 mph in the evening
  becoming northwest 5 to 15 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................80-89.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................6-10 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming south in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 5 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 56-65. Highs 84-93. Southwest winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 57-65. Highs 85-94. Southwest winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 56-64. Highs 83-92. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55-62. Highs 80-89.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 54-61. Highs 79-89.

$$

CAZ230-191945-
Joshua Tree National Park-
1244 AM PDT Sat Apr 19 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................65-76.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................6-10 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................23 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 30 to 40 mph in the morning
  becoming northwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................46-54.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................21-30 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................15 pct drier.
* 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.

.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................70-83.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................8-12 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming south in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the morning
  becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-61. Highs 74-87. West winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-61. Highs 74-88. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48-61. Highs 72-86. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46-59. Highs 70-84.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45-57. Highs 69-83.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Saturday April 26th through Monday April
28th: Near to above normal temperatures and near median
precipitation.