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
1223 AM MST Tue Oct 7 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Dry conditions with clear skies and no rain chances are expected
today with only minimal chances for an isolated shower or
thunderstorm across Gila County on Wednesday. Temperatures will be
near to slightly above normal through Wednesday. Expect light and
diurnal winds to continue across the lower elevations with some
afternoon upslope gusts around 20-25 mph across the higher terrain
of southcentral AZ. Minimum humidity will bottom out around
10-15% today before improving quickly from east to west Wednesday
into Thursday. Widespread rain chances will spread over the region
starting Thursday.

...Thunderstorms imply gusty winds...

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

AZZ132-071930-
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-
1223 AM MST Tue Oct 7 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................91-98.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................9-13 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming southwest in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......6300 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......South 3 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Marginal.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................63-73.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................24-39 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening
  becoming east after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................93-100.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................12-17 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming south in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............1 percent.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......7200 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......South 7 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 70-80. Highs 86-93. East winds 5 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows 68-78. Highs 83-94. Northeast winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 62-74. Highs 79-88. South winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 60-70. Highs 78-85.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 59-69. Highs 80-88.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-071930-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
1223 AM MST Tue Oct 7 2025 /1223 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................91-96.
*    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............South 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........5700 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........Southeast 5 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Marginal.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................60-67.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................33-44 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening
  becoming northeast after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................93-98.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................13-17 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............South 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........4200 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 6 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Fair.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 67-76. Highs 87-92. Southeast winds
5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows 67-76. Highs 84-89. North winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 60-73. Highs 82-87. South winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 57-67. Highs 81-86.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 57-64. Highs 82-87.

$$

AZZ133-071930-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
1223 AM MST Tue Oct 7 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................80-95.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................10-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming south in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................57-69.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................40-72 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................23 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening
  becoming east 5 to 15 mph after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............1 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Slight chance of
  showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................81-96.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................19-33 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................14 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent in the morning becoming
  10 percent in the afternoon.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............10 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 60-74. Highs 75-90. East winds
10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows 59-73.
Highs 78-92. East winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
56-71. Highs 71-84. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows 52-67. Highs 66-80.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows 52-65. Highs 68-82.

$$

CAZ232-071930-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
1223 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................86-95.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................10-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................64-71.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................25-45 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................88-96.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................12-17 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming southeast in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 68-74. Highs 83-91. Southeast winds
5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows 67-74. Highs 79-87. North winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 59-72. Highs 79-89. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 57-65. Highs 77-86.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 57-64. Highs 76-86.

$$

CAZ230-071930-
Joshua Tree National Park-
1223 AM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................76-87.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................12-17 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming east in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the morning
  becoming south 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................56-66.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................26-31 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................77-90.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................13-18 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 25 to 35 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 58-69. Highs 74-87. South winds
5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows 54-69. Highs 70-81. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 49-66. Highs 69-81. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 47-59. Highs 67-78.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 46-57. Highs 66-78.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Tuesday October 13th through Thursday
October 16th: Near normal temperatures and above median precipitation.