Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
158 FNUS55 KPSR 150811 FWFPSR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central Arizona and Southeast California National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 111 AM MST Thu May 15 2025 .DISCUSSION... Seasonably dry conditions, near normal temperatures, and fairly light winds are expected through Friday. Daily MinRHs will hover around 10% while overnight recoveries will be fair to poor with readings between 20-30% over the eastern districts to 30-45% over the western districts. More unsettled weather is expected for the coming weekend with increased winds and eventually cooler temperatures starting Sunday. Saturday should also bring elevated fire weather conditions across the eastern Arizona higher terrain with afternoon RHs between 10-15% and wind gusts of 20-30 mph. Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR. AZZ132-152015- 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- 111 AM MST Thu May 15 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................84-90. * 24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................7-11 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct drier. * 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................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......9400 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 9 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Very good. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................58-68. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................21-33 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming south after midnight. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................87-94. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................9-13 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......9700 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 5 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55-65. Highs 85-92. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55-65. Highs 77-84. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55-65. Highs 79-86. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 58-69. Highs 87-95. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 63-73. Highs 94-100. $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-152015- Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ- Lower Colorado River Valley CA- 111 AM MST Thu May 15 2025 /111 AM PDT Thu May 15 2025/ .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................88-93. * 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 southwest in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........9200 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........Southwest 6 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Fair. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................59-64. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................31-50 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................90-95. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................11-15 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........8500 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 10 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 57-65. Highs 88-93. South winds 15 to 25 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55-60. Highs 80-85. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 56-63. Highs 84-89. West winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 60-68. Highs 92-97. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 64-71. Highs 97-102. $$ AZZ133-152015- Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills- Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/ CAZ- 111 AM MST Thu May 15 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................71-85. * 24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................8-12 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming west 5 to 15 mph 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. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................45-60. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................20-27 pct. * 24 hr trend..................8 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming northeast after midnight. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................76-90. * 24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................7-11 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * 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............Southwest 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47-61. Highs 74-89. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 43-59. Highs 66-80. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers. Lows 42-58. Highs 63-78. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 42-65. Highs 74-87. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 48-68. Highs 81-95. $$ CAZ232-152015- Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County- 111 AM PDT Thu May 15 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................83-92. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................9-14 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................61-67. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................27-48 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................85-95. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................10-16 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows 55-68. Highs 81-91. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55-63. Highs 75-84. West winds 15 to 25 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 56-67. Highs 81-90. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 61-72. Highs 88-97. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 65-75. Highs 92-102. $$ CAZ230-152015- Joshua Tree National Park- 111 AM PDT Thu May 15 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................73-86. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................10-15 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming south in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................53-63. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................33-41 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................74-88. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................11-21 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 44-64. Highs 69-84. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 44-60. Highs 64-80. West winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47-63. Highs 71-83. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 54-67. Highs 78-90. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 58-70. Highs 82-95. $$ .8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Thursday May 22nd through Saturday May 24th: Above normal temperatures and near median precipitation.