Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central
Arizona and Southeast California
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
320 AM MST Tue Nov 26 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Dry and warmer than normal conditions will persist across the
region for the next several days. Winds today will follow light
and diurnal trends with some afternoon upslope breeziness around
enhanced terrain features at times. More widespread breeziness is
anticipated for tomorrow, especially for areas around the Lower
Colorado River Valley and the Arizona high terrain with gusts
around 20-25 mph. MinRHs across the eastern (western) districts
this afternoon will range between 20-30% (30-40%). Those higher
values will then shift to the eastern districts for Wednesday,
while western districts see values fall to 20-30%. Overnight
recoveries will be fair to good.

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

AZZ132-262230-
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-
320 AM MST Tue Nov 26 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................75-81.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................20-28 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming southwest 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.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......1200 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Northwest 3 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Poor.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.................54-64.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................49-66 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................9 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.................69-76.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................26-36 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 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.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......3700 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Northwest 10 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Fair.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 43-53. Highs 68-73. North winds
5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 43-53. Highs 67-73. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 45-55. Highs 70-76. North winds
5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 45-55. Highs 71-77.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45-55. Highs 72-77.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-262230-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
320 AM MST Tue Nov 26 2024 /220 AM PST Tue Nov 26 2024/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................76-81.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................27-34 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming southwest 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.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........900 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........Southwest 5 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Poor.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.................54-61.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................63-84 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................10 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................72-77.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................23-31 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.
* Haines High Level Index.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........3000 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........North 18 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Good.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 41-54. Highs 68-73. North winds
10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 41-53. Highs 67-72. North winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 43-53. Highs 70-75. North winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 42-53. Highs 71-76.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 42-51. Highs 73-78.

$$

AZZ133-262230-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
320 AM MST Tue Nov 26 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................64-78.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................21-30 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming southwest 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.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy in the evening
  becoming mostly cloudy after midnight.
* Min Temperature.................43-57.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................49-69 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................12 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.................59-72.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................33-45 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................13 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 40 to 50 mph in the morning
  becoming 30 to 40 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.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 34-51. Highs 58-72. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 34-50. Highs 57-70. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 36-52. Highs 60-74. Northeast
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 38-52. Highs 60-75.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 38-51. Highs 60-75.

$$

CAZ232-262230-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
220 AM PST Tue Nov 26 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................71-81.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................28-40 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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.....................Mostly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.................56-64.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................55-79 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................8 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.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................67-78.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................22-33 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 35 to 45 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.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 45-56. Highs 65-74. North winds
10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 45-56. Highs 65-73. North winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 48-56. Highs 67-75. North winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 47-56. Highs 68-77.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47-56. Highs 69-78.

$$

CAZ230-262230-
Joshua Tree National Park-
220 AM PST Tue Nov 26 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................60-75.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................34-52 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................10 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.................44-55.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................62-84 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................9 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.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. Slight chance of
  showers in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................55-67.
*    24 hr trend..................7 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................22-35 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................13 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 25 to 35 mph.
* Chance of Precip................10 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.
* Haines High Level Index.........2 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 37-46. Highs 54-65. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 37-48. Highs 55-65. Northwest winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 40-50. Highs 58-68. North winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 42-50. Highs 59-70.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 41-50. Highs 60-71.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Tuesday December 3rd through Thursday
December 5th:
Near normal temperatures and near median precipitation.