Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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FWFPSR

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central
Arizona and Southeast California
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
436 AM MST Sat Nov 9 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Below normal temperatures will continue today with a gradual warming
trend closer to near normal levels through the weekend and into
early next week. Winds will follow more typical diurnal
upslope/nocturnal drainage components. MinRHs will fall mostly in
a 10-15% range this weekend with readings closer to 25% over
higher terrain of eastern districts. Overnight recoveries tonight
will be better in the eastern districts, mostly between 40-60%
with poor to fair overnight recoveries (around 20-40%) for the
western districts. Overall, dry weather will persist through late
next week, with conditions remaining favorable for any prescribed
burning operations.

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

AZZ132-092345-
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-
436 AM MST Sat Nov 9 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................70-75.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................11-16 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 15 to 25 mph in the
  morning becoming north 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* 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.......1400 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Northwest 2 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Poor.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................42-52.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................23-46 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................75-80.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................10-14 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 5 to 15 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.......1100 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......North 2 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Poor.


.EXTENDED...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45-55. Highs 77-82. East winds 5 to
10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 44-54. Highs 74-79. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 44-56. Highs 77-82. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47-57. Highs 79-84.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45-55. Highs 75-81.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-092345-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
436 AM MST Sat Nov 9 2024 /336 AM PST Sat Nov 9 2024/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................72-77.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................11-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 10 to 20 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 Yuma..........1500 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........North 5 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Poor.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................41-50.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................29-50 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................76-81.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................11-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 5 to 15 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 4 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Poor.


.EXTENDED...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 42-52. Highs 78-83. East winds 5 to
10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 43-52. Highs 76-81. Northwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 43-53. Highs 77-82. North winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 44-53. Highs 79-84.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 43-53. Highs 76-81.

$$

AZZ133-092345-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
436 AM MST Sat Nov 9 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................59-72.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................14-21 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming southwest in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 10 to 15 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.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................36-50.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................32-52 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................64-79.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................13-18 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming south in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 5 to 15 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.


.EXTENDED...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 38-52. Highs 66-80. East winds 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 38-52. Highs 63-77. East winds 5 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 38-55. Highs 66-81. East winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 43-55. Highs 68-83.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 40-54. Highs 65-79.

$$

CAZ232-092345-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
336 AM PST Sat Nov 9 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................70-78.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................10-14 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 10 to 20 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.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................46-56.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................21-40 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Light and variable in the evening
  becoming north 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 5 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................73-81.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................10-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming east in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 5 to 15 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.


.EXTENDED...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 47-57. Highs 75-83. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 49-57. Highs 71-81. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49-58. Highs 74-82. North winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49-58. Highs 76-84.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46-56. Highs 72-82.

$$

CAZ230-092345-
Joshua Tree National Park-
336 AM PST Sat Nov 9 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................62-73.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................11-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming southeast in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 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.
* LAL.............................1.
* Haines High Level Index.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................42-51.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................22-30 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Light and variable in the evening
  becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................65-76.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................11-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming southeast in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the morning
  becoming west 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* 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.


.EXTENDED...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 40-53. Highs 66-78. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 40-50. Highs 61-72. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 41-53. Highs 65-76. North winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 41-53. Highs 67-79.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 35-50. Highs 61-74.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Saturday November 16th through Monday
November 18th: Near to above normal temperatures and above median
precipitation.