Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
551 FNUS55 KPSR 160831 FWFPSR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central Arizona and Southeast California National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 131 AM MST Fri May 16 2025 .DISCUSSION... Today will bring another day of seasonably dry conditions with light winds before wind speeds increase markedly Saturday resulting in an elevated fire danger across the eastern districts. MinRHs will reach 10-15% today and Saturday across the eastern districts with readings across the western districts improving to 20-25% Saturday. Overnight recovery will be fair to poor with readings between 20-30% over the eastern districts and 30-50% over the western districts. Wind gusts of 20-30 mph will be common Saturday afternoon with localized stronger speeds across the western districts. Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR. AZZ132-162045- 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- 131 AM MST Fri May 16 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................88-94. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................8-12 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......9300 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 6 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................59-69. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................27-46 pct. * 24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................85-92. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................10-18 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 15 to 25 mph in the morning becoming 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......9600 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 21 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 56-66. Highs 82-88. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 59-69. Highs 85-92. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 60-70. Highs 90-97. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 64-74. Highs 96-102. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 67-77. Highs 99-105. $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-162045- Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ- Lower Colorado River Valley CA- 131 AM MST Fri May 16 2025 /131 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025/ .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................90-95. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................10-14 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........8200 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 9 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................60-65. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................37-65 pct. * 24 hr trend..................8 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................88-93. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................15-19 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 10 to 20 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph in the morning becoming 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........6300 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........Southwest 21 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 58-64. Highs 86-91. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 60-66. Highs 89-94. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 61-69. Highs 94-99. North winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 64-72. Highs 100-105. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 67-72. Highs 102-107. $$ AZZ133-162045- Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills- Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/ CAZ- 131 AM MST Fri May 16 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................76-90. * 24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................7-11 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................48-61. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................24-31 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming south after midnight. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................74-88. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................8-13 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 46-60. Highs 70-83. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 44-60. Highs 70-85. West winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 44-65. Highs 78-91. North winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 49-69. Highs 84-98. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 54-71. Highs 87-101. $$ CAZ232-162045- Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County- 131 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................86-96. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................10-16 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the morning becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................61-68. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................32-54 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................81-91. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................15-25 pct. * 24 hr trend..................6 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 10 to 20 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 15 to 25 mph in the morning becoming 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 55-67. Highs 81-90. West winds 15 to 25 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 61-70. Highs 85-95. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 63-74. Highs 90-99. North winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 66-76. Highs 95-104. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 69-76. Highs 98-107. $$ CAZ230-162045- Joshua Tree National Park- 131 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................75-89. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................11-20 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.................52-66. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................29-43 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the evening becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................68-85. * 24 hr trend..................5 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................17-31 pct. * 24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 10 to 20 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph in the morning becoming west 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 45-65. Highs 71-85. West winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 52-65. Highs 75-87. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 54-69. Highs 80-92. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 60-72. Highs 85-98. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 62-72. Highs 87-101. $$ .8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Friday May 23rd through Sunday May 25th: Above normal temperatures and near median precipitation.