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
354 AM MST Fri Nov 22 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Warm and dry conditions will prevail today and Saturday with
highs reaching several degrees above average. Expect relative
humidity to bottom out around 10% across the lower deserts to 15%
in higher terrain areas through Saturday before increasing to
around 20-35% on Sunday. Overnight recovery should be poor
tonight, increasing to fair across the western zones by Saturday
night. Overall light winds will continue with only some periodic
light breezes mainly during the morning hours and focused along
ridgetops.

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

AZZ132-222300-
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-
354 AM MST Fri Nov 22 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................76-81.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................7-11 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 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.......600 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......North 2 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Poor.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................42-52.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................20-38 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Light and variable in the evening
  becoming east 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 5 to 15 mph in the
  evening becoming 15 to 25 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................75-80.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................8-12 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming southwest in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 25 to 35 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.......1000 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......East 2 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Poor.


.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 45-55. Highs 68-75. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 48-58. Highs 71-76. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 48-58. Highs 72-78. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 43-56. Highs 68-75.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 40-50. Highs 65-70.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-222300-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
354 AM MST Fri Nov 22 2024 /254 AM PST Fri Nov 22 2024/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................75-80.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................7-11 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 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..........1100 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........West 4 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Poor.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................38-48.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................23-39 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Light and variable in the evening
  becoming mostly downslope/downvalley after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................75-80.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................8-12 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming south in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 25 to 35 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..........900 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 6 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Poor.


.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 45-54. Highs 71-76. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 47-54. Highs 72-77. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 47-57. Highs 74-79. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 45-57. Highs 70-75.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 40-51. Highs 66-71.

$$

AZZ133-222300-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
354 AM MST Fri Nov 22 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................67-82.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................8-13 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming southeast in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 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.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................40-52.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................23-36 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................65-79.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................10-14 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming southwest in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 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.


.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 39-52. Highs 59-73. South winds
5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 40-52. Highs 60-74. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 40-54. Highs 62-75. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 35-54. Highs 57-70.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 32-47. Highs 53-67.

$$

CAZ232-222300-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
254 AM PST Fri Nov 22 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................72-80.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................7-12 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 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.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................42-53.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................18-39 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 10 to 20 mph in the
  evening becoming 20 to 30 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................71-80.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................9-18 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 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.
* Haines High Level Index.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 48-57. Highs 66-76. West winds 5 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 50-58. Highs 68-77. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 50-60. Highs 68-78. West winds
5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 46-60. Highs 65-76.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 43-54. Highs 62-72.

$$

CAZ230-222300-
Joshua Tree National Park-
254 AM PST Fri Nov 22 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................66-75.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................6-10 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming southeast in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 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.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................43-51.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................19-27 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph in the
  evening becoming 20 to 30 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................62-75.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................13-18 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................8 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 25 to 35 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...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 40-49. Highs 56-68. West winds 5 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 40-51. Highs 58-70. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 41-51. Highs 58-71. West winds
5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 35-51. Highs 55-67.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 34-46. Highs 51-63.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Friday November 29th through Sunday
December 1st: Below normal temperatures and near median precipitation.