Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
086 FNUS55 KPSR 120850 FWFPSR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central Arizona and Southeast California National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 150 AM MST Wed Mar 12 2025 .DISCUSSION... An unsettled weather pattern will continue through at least Friday with a strong weather system moving through on Thursday. Lingering showers will be possible across the higher terrain early today, while breezy southerly winds develop across the western districts. Windy conditions will then develop areawide by late Thursday morning as a cold front with a line of showers and isolated thunderstorms sweeps eastward through the area. Chances for wetting rains Thursday will mostly be above 70% areawide. Humidities will remain elevated through the period with MinRHs generally above 35%. ...Thunderstorms imply gusty winds... Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR. AZZ132-122100- 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- 150 AM MST Wed Mar 12 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. * Max Temperature.................66-74. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................36-50 pct. * 24 hr trend..................19 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. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......6800 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......South 10 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................48-58. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................66-83 pct. * 24 hr trend..................7 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 20 to 30 mph in the evening becoming 30 to 40 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning becoming showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.................58-68. * 24 hr trend..................6 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................36-56 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Breezy. South 10 to 20 mph in the morning becoming southwest 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 35 to 45 mph in the morning becoming 45 to 55 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................100 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................90 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......5200 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 36 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent. .EXTENDED... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 38-48. Highs 54-63. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear with chance of showers. Lows 40-50. Highs 60-70. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 41-55. Highs 69-76. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 46-56. Highs 74-81. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 42-52. Highs 66-73. $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-122100- Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ- Lower Colorado River Valley CA- 150 AM MST Wed Mar 12 2025 /150 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025/ .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................71-76. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................34-44 pct. * 24 hr trend..................12 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming south 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........6600 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 14 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................50-55. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................66-86 pct. * 24 hr trend..................13 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 10 to 20 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 25 to 35 mph in the evening becoming 35 to 45 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Showers . slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Areas of blowing dust in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.................61-66. * 24 hr trend..................10 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................32-41 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Windy. South 10 to 20 mph in the morning becoming southwest 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 45 to 55 mph. * Chance of Precip................90 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................70 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........6100 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........West 38 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent. .EXTENDED... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 43-48. Highs 61-66. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 43-49. Highs 67-72. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 44-54. Highs 73-78. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 48-54. Highs 78-83. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46-53. Highs 70-75. $$ AZZ133-122100- Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills- Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/ CAZ- 150 AM MST Wed Mar 12 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy in the morning becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. Chance of showers in the morning. * Max Temperature.................53-66. * 24 hr trend..................7 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................39-61 pct. * 24 hr trend..................33 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................50 percent in the morning becoming 0 percent in the afternoon. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................30 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.................38-51. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................68-83 pct. * 24 hr trend..................11 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 25 to 35 mph in the evening becoming 35 to 45 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny in the morning becoming cloudy in the afternoon. Slight chance of showers in the morning becoming showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.................51-64. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................40-66 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph in the morning becoming southwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 35 to 45 mph in the morning becoming 45 to 55 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................90 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................70 percent. .EXTENDED... .FRIDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and snow showers. Lows 29-41. Highs 37-51. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and snow showers. Lows 27-42. Highs 43-58. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Warmer. Mostly clear. Lows 27-50. Highs 56-70. East winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 37-50. Highs 63-77. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 31-48. Highs 54-67. $$ CAZ232-122100- Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County- 150 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. * Max Temperature.................66-76. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................34-49 pct. * 24 hr trend..................9 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 15 to 25 mph in the morning becoming 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................49-55. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................61-80 pct. * 24 hr trend..................12 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 10 to 20 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 30 to 40 mph in the evening becoming 40 to 50 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Showers in the morning becoming showers likely in the afternoon. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.................56-65. * 24 hr trend..................10 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................31-48 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Breezy. South 15 to 25 mph in the morning becoming west 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 50 to 60 mph. * Chance of Precip................100 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................80 percent. .EXTENDED... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 41-51. Highs 56-66. West winds 10 to 20 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 43-53. Highs 64-73. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 46-57. Highs 69-78. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 48-57. Highs 73-82. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47-54. Highs 66-75. $$ CAZ230-122100- Joshua Tree National Park- 150 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................52-68. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................40-64 pct. * 24 hr trend..................25 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 15 to 25 mph in the morning becoming 30 to 40 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers after midnight. * Min Temperature.................36-48. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................69-89 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 35 to 45 mph in the evening becoming 45 to 55 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................0 percent in the evening becoming 20 percent after midnight. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Showers in the morning becoming showers likely and chance of snow showers in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.................43-58. * 24 hr trend..................10 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................34-62 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Breezy. Southwest 20 to 30 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 40 to 50 mph. * Chance of Precip................100 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................80 percent. .EXTENDED... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows 29-43. Highs 45-60. West winds 10 to 20 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 33-46. Highs 54-67. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 38-52. Highs 59-72. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 37-52. Highs 61-76. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 36-48. Highs 54-67. $$ .8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Wednesday March 19th through Friday March 21st: Near normal temperatures and near to below median precipitation.