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
129 AM MST Sat Feb 22 2025

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure will gradually overtake the region again this
weekend leading to warming conditions and continued low
humidities. Daily MinRHs of 10-15% will persist into early next
week with fair to poor overnight recoveries to around 25-30%.
Expect high temperatures to climb well into the 80s across the
lower deserts by Monday before peaking at around 90 degrees
during the middle part of next week.

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

AZZ132-222030-
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-
129 AM MST Sat Feb 22 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................74-80.
*    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 northwest in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......5000 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 6 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Fair.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................43-53.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................22-36 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  evening becoming north after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................77-83.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* 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 northwest in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......3500 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 5 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Marginal.


.EXTENDED...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 45-58. Highs 81-86. North winds 5 to
10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48-60. Highs 83-89. North winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52-62. Highs 84-90. North winds
5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 54-64. Highs 85-91.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-62. Highs 80-87.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-222030-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
129 AM MST Sat Feb 22 2025 /1229 AM PST Sat Feb 22 2025/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................76-81.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* 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............North 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........6000 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........North 8 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Good.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................43-52.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................24-42 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................79-84.
*    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............Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........5100 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........Northwest 7 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Fair.


.EXTENDED...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 46-57. Highs 82-87. North winds 5 to
10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50-60. Highs 86-91. North winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52-61. Highs 87-92. North winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 53-61. Highs 87-92.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52-59. Highs 82-87.

$$

AZZ133-222030-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
129 AM MST Sat Feb 22 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................62-75.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................11-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming west in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................35-49.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................25-33 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  evening becoming northeast after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................67-79.
*    24 hr trend..................4 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 west in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 40-54. Highs 71-82. North winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 41-57. Highs 71-83. North winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 44-58. Highs 72-85. Northeast
winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 44-58. Highs 70-85.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 42-57. Highs 69-83.

$$

CAZ232-222030-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
1229 AM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................73-81.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................10-14 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 5 to 15 mph in the morning
  becoming northwest in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................47-57.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................17-37 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................76-84.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................8-12 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 50-62. Highs 79-88. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 53-65. Highs 82-90. Northwest winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 56-65. Highs 83-92. North winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 55-64. Highs 82-91.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 54-62. Highs 78-85.

$$

CAZ230-222030-
Joshua Tree National Park-
1229 AM PST Sat Feb 22 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................63-75.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................10-14 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the morning
  becoming west 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................45-52.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................17-22 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.

.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................67-79.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................8-12 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming northeast in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the morning
  becoming west 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 49-59. Highs 71-82. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52-60. Highs 72-84. Northwest winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 53-60. Highs 72-85. North winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 49-60. Highs 72-85.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49-58. Highs 67-80.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Saturday March 1st through Monday March
3rd: Above normal temperatures and near median precipitation.