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
144 PM MST Wed Aug 13 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Thunderstorm chances will generally increase over eastern
districts through Friday with moderate chances of wetting
rainfall - particularly over higher terrain of Gila County. Abrupt
wind shifts with gusty outflows will be common with any storms.
Temperatures will slowly cool closer to the seasonal normal
through Friday, and in combination with better moisture profiles,
afternoon humidity levels should improve closer to a 20-30% range
in eastern districts, but remain 10-20% in western areas.
Overnight recovery will vary widely across the area from 30% to
80%.

...Thunderstorms imply gusty winds...

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

AZZ132-140845-
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-
144 PM MST Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. Slight chance of
  showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min Temperature.................79-89.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................38-48 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 5 to 15 mph in the
  evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................10 percent in the evening
  becoming 0 percent after midnight.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............10 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Slight chance of
  showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................103-110.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................17-22 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the morning
  becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................10 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................5 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............7 percent.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......11000 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 8 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Very good.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. Slight chance of
  showers and thunderstorms . Haze after midnight.
* Min Temperature.................79-89.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................46-58 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................9 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................20 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent west portion...10
  percent east portion.
* Chance of Thunder...............18 percent.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. Slight chance of
  showers and thunderstorms.
* Max Temperature.................99-106.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................23-29 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................20 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................10 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............18 percent.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......12600 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 10 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 73-83. Highs 98-104. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 73-83. Highs 99-105. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 73-83. Highs 102-107. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 77-87. Highs 102-108.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 79-89. Highs 105-110.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-140845-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
144 PM MST Wed Aug 13 2025 /144 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025/

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................79-84.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................45-61 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 5 to 15 mph in the
  evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............1 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................106-111.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................15-22 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............1 percent.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........6000 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 15 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. Haze.
* Min Temperature.................78-83.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................51-70 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............2 percent.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................102-107.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................20-26 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............2 percent.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........6900 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 14 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 73-81. Highs 101-106. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 72-77. Highs 102-107. South winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 72-79. Highs 103-108. South winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 75-82. Highs 104-109.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 78-84. Highs 106-111.

$$

AZZ133-140845-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
144 PM MST Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. Chance of
  showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min Temperature.................64-81.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................39-58 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph in the evening
  becoming east 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................30 percent in the evening
  becoming 10 percent after midnight.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................10 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............25 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. Slight chance of
  showers and thunderstorms in the morning becoming chance of
  showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................89-103.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................17-25 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................30 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................10 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............29 percent.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Chance of
  thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of showers.
* Min Temperature.................63-82.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................47-67 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................9 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening
  becoming east after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................40 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................30 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............38 percent.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of
  thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers.
* Max Temperature.................85-100.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................23-34 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................8 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 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................50 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................30 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............46 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 62-80. Highs 85-99. Southwest winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 62-80. Highs 87-101. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 63-82. Highs 89-104. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 65-82. Highs 90-105.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 65-83. Highs 91-106.

$$

CAZ232-140845-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
144 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................78-85.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................32-67 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny. Haze in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................103-113.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................9-17 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear. Haze.
* Min Temperature.................75-82.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................30-67 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............2 percent.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................98-108.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................9-19 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* 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...............2 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 73-80. Highs 96-105. South winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 73-80. Highs 96-106. South winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 73-81. Highs 97-107. South winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 75-84. Highs 99-108.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 78-86. Highs 101-110.

$$

CAZ230-140845-
Joshua Tree National Park-
144 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................69-80.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................24-33 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................92-106.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................10-15 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.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................65-77.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................21-34 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................87-101.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................9-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* 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...............2 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 63-74. Highs 86-99. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 64-75. Highs 86-99. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 65-76. Highs 88-101. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 67-80. Highs 89-103.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 70-82. Highs 91-105.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Thursday August 21st through Saturday
August 23rd: Above normal temperatures and above median
precipitation.