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
233 PM MST Wed Apr 2 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will be possible
through this evening. The strongest cells will be capable of
producing gusty, erratic winds up to 25-35 mph and a few lightning
strikes. Chances for wetting rainfall will remain low around 10-30%
with only a few locations receiving measurable rainfall. Another
round of light showers will be possible on Friday across the AZ
high terrain. MinRHs will range from 20-30% areawide on Thursday
and between 10-25% from Friday through the weekend. Winds should
remain light with the exception of some afternoon gustiness
across the western districts and AZ high terrain. Well-below
normal temperatures are anticipated through the end of the week
before a gradual warming trend takes shape beginning this weekend.

...Thunderstorms imply gusty winds...

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

AZZ132-030945-
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-
233 PM MST Wed Apr 2 2025

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................43-53.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................54-71 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................9 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 20 to 30 mph in the evening
  becoming 5 to 15 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................63-70.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................18-24 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 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.......11500 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 6 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................45-55.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................43-60 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................12 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the evening
  becoming north 5 to 15 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................68-75.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................12-20 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......9700 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Northwest 11 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46-57. Highs 73-80. Northwest
winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 50-60. Highs 77-84. North winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-61. Highs 82-88. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 54-64. Highs 86-92.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 58-68. Highs 91-96.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-030945-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
233 PM MST Wed Apr 2 2025 /233 PM PDT Wed Apr 2 2025/

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................44-49.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................60-77 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 15 to 25 mph in the
  evening becoming west 5 to 15 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................67-72.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................18-24 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........10500 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........Southwest 7 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Fair.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................44-49.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................52-75 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................74-79.
*    24 hr trend..................7 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................10-14 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................9 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........15600 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........North 15 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 48-57. Highs 78-83. Northwest winds 15 to
25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 51-57. Highs 82-87. North winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-60. Highs 86-91. Southwest winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 55-63. Highs 89-94.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 58-66. Highs 94-99.

$$

AZZ133-030945-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
233 PM MST Wed Apr 2 2025

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. Slight chance of
  showers in the evening.
* Min Temperature.................31-44.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................61-80 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................15 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph in the
  evening becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 25 to 35 mph.
* Chance of Precip................20 percent in the evening
  becoming 10 percent after midnight.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................50-64.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................18-29 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.................33-48.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................46-66 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................16 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  evening becoming northeast after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. Slight chance of
  showers in the morning becoming chance of showers in the
  afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................51-66.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................20-33 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the morning
  becoming northwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................30 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 34-50. Highs 57-73. North winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 35-52. Highs 61-77. Northeast winds
5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 36-56. Highs 67-82. Northeast winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 42-60. Highs 72-86.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 45-64. Highs 78-92.

$$

CAZ232-030945-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
233 PM PDT Wed Apr 2 2025

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................44-52.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................51-71 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................63-73.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................18-28 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................46-53.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................40-72 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................8 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................70-79.
*    24 hr trend..................7 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................10-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................10 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 52-61. Highs 74-83. Northwest winds 15 to
25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 52-61. Highs 78-87. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52-63. Highs 82-91. West winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 56-68. Highs 84-93.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 60-70. Highs 89-98.

$$

CAZ230-030945-
Joshua Tree National Park-
233 PM PDT Wed Apr 2 2025

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................33-44.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................55-77 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 10 to 20 mph in the
  evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................53-66.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................18-31 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................38-48.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................41-55 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................16 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................59-71.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................10-14 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................12 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Breezy, clear. Lows 43-54. Highs 62-75. Northwest
winds 20 to 30 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 45-57. Highs 68-80. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48-58. Highs 72-85. West winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 50-63. Highs 74-87.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 55-66. Highs 79-92.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Thursday April 10th through Saturday April
12th: Above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation.