Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
066 FNUS55 KPSR 060955 FWFPSR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central Arizona and Southeast California National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 255 AM MST Thu Mar 6 2025 .DISCUSSION... Unsettled weather conditions along with well-below normal temperatures can be expected through Friday as a series of weather disturbances move through the region. Some shower activity along a cold front is expected early this morning followed by strong gusty winds later this morning and afternoon. Widespread winds gusts ranging between 20-35 mph will be common with higher gusts exceeding 40 mph across the western districts. More widespread precipitation is expected on Friday with good chances (>60%) of wetting rainfall across much of south-central AZ. MinRHs will remain above 20%, with most of south-central AZ remaining above 40% on Friday. Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR. AZZ132-062200- 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- 255 AM MST Thu Mar 6 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. Chance of showers in the morning. Patchy blowing dust . * Max Temperature.................61-69. * 24 hr trend..................7 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................21-29 pct. * 24 hr trend..................10 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 15 to 25 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 45 to 55 mph. * Chance of Precip................20 percent in the morning becoming 0 percent in the afternoon. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent west portion...10 percent east portion. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......9100 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 22 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear in the evening becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. Chance of showers after midnight. * Min Temperature.................42-52. * 24 hr trend..................8 degrees cooler. * Max Humidity....................64-80 pct. * 24 hr trend..................18 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 30 to 40 mph. * Chance of Precip................10 percent in the evening becoming 50 percent after midnight. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................40 percent west portion...20 percent east portion. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. Chance of showers. * Max Temperature.................54-65. * 24 hr trend..................6 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................22-46 pct. * 24 hr trend..................8 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 25 to 35 mph. * Chance of Precip................60 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................30 percent west portion...70 percent east portion. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......3300 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 13 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 38-49. Highs 64-71. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 41-53. Highs 72-78. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46-56. Highs 75-82. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 43-54. Highs 61-69. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers. Lows 43-53. Highs 65-73. $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-062200- Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ- Lower Colorado River Valley CA- 255 AM MST Thu Mar 6 2025 /155 AM PST Thu Mar 6 2025/ .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. * Max Temperature.................64-70. * 24 hr trend..................7 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................25-29 pct. * 24 hr trend..................9 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 15 to 25 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 50 to 60 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........6400 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........West 18 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear in the evening becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. Chance of showers after midnight. * Min Temperature.................45-50. * 24 hr trend..................7 degrees cooler. * Max Humidity....................66-82 pct. * 24 hr trend..................14 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 mph in the evening becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 30 to 40 mph. * Chance of Precip................10 percent in the evening becoming 50 percent after midnight. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................30 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. Chance of showers in the morning becoming slight chance of showers in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.................63-68. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................19-27 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 10 to 20 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 25 to 35 mph. * Chance of Precip................30 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................10 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........10100 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........Northwest 18 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 42-48. Highs 69-74. North winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 42-51. Highs 74-79. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45-53. Highs 77-82. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 45-53. Highs 66-71. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45-52. Highs 69-74. $$ AZZ133-062200- Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills- Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/ CAZ- 255 AM MST Thu Mar 6 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Showers in the morning. chance of showers in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.................48-62. * 24 hr trend..................11 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................24-32 pct. * 24 hr trend..................13 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 10 to 20 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 45 to 55 mph in the morning becoming 35 to 45 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................80 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................50 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy in the evening becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. Chance of showers and snow showers after midnight. * Min Temperature.................31-43. * 24 hr trend..................7 degrees cooler. * Max Humidity....................72-93 pct. * 24 hr trend..................41 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph in the evening becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 35 to 45 mph. * Chance of Precip................10 percent in the evening becoming 60 percent after midnight. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................10 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Cloudy. Showers and snow showers. * Max Temperature.................38-51. * 24 hr trend..................11 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................50-69 pct. * 24 hr trend..................32 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 30 to 40 mph. * Chance of Precip................100 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................90 percent. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 27-42. Highs 48-63. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 27-48. Highs 58-72. East winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 35-48. Highs 62-77. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 35-47. Highs 48-61. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 35-47. Highs 51-64. $$ CAZ232-062200- Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County- 155 AM PST Thu Mar 6 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. * Max Temperature.................57-67. * 24 hr trend..................8 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................24-39 pct. * 24 hr trend..................10 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 15 to 25 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 55 to 65 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy in the evening becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. Chance of showers . * Min Temperature.................41-49. * 24 hr trend..................7 degrees cooler. * Max Humidity....................55-81 pct. * 24 hr trend..................8 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 10 to 20 mph in the evening becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 35 to 45 mph in the evening becoming 20 to 30 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................50 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................30 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers. * Max Temperature.................60-69. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................18-33 pct. * 24 hr trend..................6 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 10 to 20 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 25 to 35 mph. * Chance of Precip................20 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 44-51. Highs 66-75. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 44-54. Highs 70-78. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47-54. Highs 71-81. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 44-54. Highs 61-71. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers. Lows 44-54. Highs 63-74. $$ CAZ230-062200- Joshua Tree National Park- 155 AM PST Thu Mar 6 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................43-59. * 24 hr trend..................10 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................28-52 pct. * 24 hr trend..................14 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 15 to 25 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 50 to 60 mph in the morning becoming 40 to 50 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................10 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and snow showers. * Min Temperature.................31-42. * 24 hr trend..................5 degrees cooler. * Max Humidity....................55-76 pct. * 24 hr trend..................8 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 20 mph in the evening becoming north 5 to 15 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................40 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................20 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the morning. * Max Temperature.................50-63. * 24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................18-30 pct. * 24 hr trend..................16 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 10 to 20 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip................10 percent in the morning becoming 0 percent in the afternoon. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 35-47. Highs 56-68. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 38-49. Highs 60-73. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear with chance of showers. Lows 36-49. Highs 60-74. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. .TUESDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 34-47. Highs 50-63. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 34-47. Highs 51-66. $$ .8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Thursday March 13th through Saturday March 15th: Below normal temperatures and above median precipitation.