Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
571 FNUS55 KPSR 030802 FWFPSR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central Arizona and Southeast California National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 102 AM MST Thu Apr 3 2025 .DISCUSSION... Unsettled weather will continue through at least Friday with well below normal temperatures and isolated light showers at times. Chances for wetting rainfall will remain low at less than 10%. MinRHs will range from 20-30% areawide today before gradually lowering closer to 10-15% over the weekend. Expect light winds today before winds increase out of the northwest on Friday with afternoon gusts of 20-25 mph possible. High pressure will eventually settle back into the region Sunday into early next week bringing a rapid warming trend and seasonably dry conditions. ...Thunderstorms imply gusty winds... Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR. AZZ132-032015- 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- 102 AM MST Thu Apr 3 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Slight chance of sprinkles in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.................63-70. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................18-24 pct. * 24 hr trend..................7 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......11500 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 5 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................44-54. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................43-58 pct. * 24 hr trend..................10 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the evening becoming north 5 to 15 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Slight chance of sprinkles in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.................68-75. * 24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................12-19 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 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 Phoenix.......10500 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......Northwest 12 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46-57. Highs 74-80. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 49-59. Highs 77-84. North winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 51-61. Highs 82-89. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 54-65. Highs 87-93. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 58-68. Highs 91-97. $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-032015- Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ- Lower Colorado River Valley CA- 102 AM MST Thu Apr 3 2025 /102 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025/ .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................67-72. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................17-22 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........10900 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........Southwest 6 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Fair. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................44-49. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................49-74 pct. * 24 hr trend..................6 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming northwest after midnight. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 5 to 15 mph in the evening becoming 15 to 25 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................73-78. * 24 hr trend..................7 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................10-14 pct. * 24 hr trend..................8 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........16100 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........North 16 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 48-57. Highs 78-83. North winds 15 to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 50-57. Highs 82-87. North winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-60. Highs 87-92. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 55-63. Highs 90-95. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 58-66. Highs 94-99. $$ AZZ133-032015- Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills- Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/ CAZ- 102 AM MST Thu Apr 3 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. * Max Temperature.................49-64. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................19-30 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.................34-46. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................47-64 pct. * 24 hr trend..................14 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming north after midnight. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers . * Max Temperature.................51-66. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................20-34 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 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................20 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 33-50. Highs 57-73. North winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 34-52. Highs 61-77. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 37-57. Highs 68-82. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 42-60. Highs 73-87. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 45-63. Highs 78-92. $$ CAZ232-032015- Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County- 102 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................63-72. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................16-27 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................46-53. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................39-68 pct. * 24 hr trend..................7 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................70-79. * 24 hr trend..................7 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................10-14 pct. * 24 hr trend..................9 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 52-60. Highs 74-83. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 53-61. Highs 78-87. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 53-64. Highs 82-92. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 57-67. Highs 84-94. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 60-70. Highs 89-98. $$ CAZ230-032015- Joshua Tree National Park- 102 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................53-66. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................16-28 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................37-47. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................42-55 pct. * 24 hr trend..................14 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 5 to 15 mph in the evening becoming 15 to 25 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................59-71. * 24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................10-14 pct. * 24 hr trend..................9 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 10 to 20 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Breezy, clear. Lows 43-54. Highs 61-75. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 44-56. Highs 69-81. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48-59. Highs 72-86. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-63. Highs 74-89. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 55-67. Highs 79-92. $$ .8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Thursday April 10th through Saturday April 12th: Above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation.