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FNUS75 KPSR 080122
FWSPSR
SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSESHOE FIRE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
622 PM MST THU MAY 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 MST ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL PUSH READINGS
INTO THE UPPER 90S TOWARD 100 DEGREES FOR BY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
WINDS TONIGHT WILL BE LIGHT AND FOLLOW DIURNAL TRENDS, WITH
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS THIS EVENING EVENTUALLY BECOMING MORE
NORTHERLY. THIS PATTERN WILL BE COMMON OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS,
WITH MOSTLY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON, AND
NORTHERLY WINDS OVERNIGHT. DURING THE OVERNIGHT, TERRAIN
INFLUENCES MAY RESULT IN SOME EXTENDED PERIODS OF VARIABLE
DIRECTIONS TO EVEN CALM CONDITIONS. FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
AFTERNOONS, ELEVATED BREEZINESS AROUND 20-25 MPH CANNOT BE RULED
OUT, BUT THE STRONGEST GUSTS SHOULD REMAIN FOCUSED OVER THE HIGHER
RIDGE TOPS TO THE WEST. MINRH VALUES WILL HOVER CLOSE TO 10% WITH
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY NOT OFFERING MUCH RELIEF AS MAXRHS ONLY REACH
TOWARD 30-35%.
NOTE...ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER FORECAST INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND
IN THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION. SEE PRODUCT PHXAFDPSR.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
UP TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH UP
TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 11 MPH.
FORECASTER...RW
REQUESTED BY...M. KILFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2613106.1/PSR
.DELDT 05/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MATTHEW.KILFORD@USDA.GOV
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