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
326 AM MST Sun Nov 24 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Dry and warmer than normal conditions will persist across the
region for the next several days. Overall light winds will
continue with only some periodic light breezes over the higher
terrain in the afternoon and early evening. Regional moisture
content will be on the increase today with MinRH values between
25-35% across the western districts. Values across the eastern
districts will only be 15-20% this afternoon, but will increase to
20-25% by Monday afternoon. Fair to good overnight recoveries can
be expected through the start of the upcoming week.

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

AZZ132-242230-
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-
326 AM MST Sun Nov 24 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................69-76.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................17-32 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................14 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming west in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 35 to 45 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 Phoenix.......1900 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 8 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Marginal.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy in the evening
  becoming partly cloudy after midnight.
* Min Temperature.................47-57.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................47-65 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................17 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  evening becoming mostly downslope/downvalley after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 30 to 40 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................71-77.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................22-28 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 20 to 30 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.......1200 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southeast 2 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Poor.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 48-58. Highs 74-80. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 45-57. Highs 70-77. West winds
5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 45-55. Highs 68-73. North winds
5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 47-57. Highs 69-74.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 47-57. Highs 70-76.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-242230-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
326 AM MST Sun Nov 24 2024 /226 AM PST Sun Nov 24 2024/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................71-77.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................30-36 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................21 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 35 to 45 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..........1500 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........West 10 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Marginal.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy in the evening
  becoming partly cloudy after midnight.
* Min Temperature.................46-54.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................56-81 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 30 to 40 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................72-77.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................26-31 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.
* Haines High Level Index.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........1300 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........North 3 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Poor.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 47-59. Highs 75-80. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 45-59. Highs 72-77. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 45-55. Highs 68-73. North winds
10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 45-55. Highs 68-73.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 46-54. Highs 71-76.

$$

AZZ133-242230-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
326 AM MST Sun Nov 24 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................61-74.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................13-18 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming southwest in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 40 to 50 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.....................Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.................38-51.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................45-61 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................25 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  evening becoming east after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 35 to 45 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................61-74.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................20-27 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................9 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming south in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.
* Haines High Level Index.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 41-55. Highs 64-77. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 35-55. Highs 60-73. Southwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 35-51. Highs 57-71. Northeast
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 37-53. Highs 57-72.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 39-53. Highs 60-74.

$$

CAZ232-242230-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
226 AM PST Sun Nov 24 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................66-77.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................27-38 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................19 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 40 to 50 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.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.................48-58.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................44-67 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................14 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 35 to 45 mph in the evening
  becoming 25 to 35 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................68-77.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................25-33 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming southeast in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 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.
* LAL.............................1.
* Haines High Level Index.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 50-62. Highs 71-80. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 49-62. Highs 67-78. Northwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 49-58. Highs 64-74. North winds
10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 49-58. Highs 65-74.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 49-58. Highs 67-76.

$$

CAZ230-242230-
Joshua Tree National Park-
226 AM PST Sun Nov 24 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................56-67.
*    24 hr trend..................7 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................32-43 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................24 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 40 to 50 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.....................Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.................39-48.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................54-69 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................14 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 30 to 40 mph in the evening
  becoming 20 to 30 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................59-69.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................29-38 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming south in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.
* Haines High Level Index.........2 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 43-54. Highs 61-74. Southwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 38-54. Highs 56-68. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 38-49. Highs 54-65. North winds
5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 40-50. Highs 56-67.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 41-51. Highs 58-69.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Sunday December 1st through Tuesday
December 3rd:
Near normal temperatures and near median precipitation.