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FXUS65 KFGZ 180342
AFDFGZ
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
900 PM MST WED MAR 17 2010
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WARM DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES AND MAINLY CLEAR SKIES THROUGH THURSDAY. THE NEXT
WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH
BREEZY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT
PRECIPITATION...AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.
&&
.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT AND
ON THURSDAY AS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCES
BRUSHES NORTHERN ARIZONA. THE MAIN IMPACT ON THURSDAY WILL BE
SLIGHTLY COOLER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES AND AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS
OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...A STRONGER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER THE
AREA FROM THE NORTH WITH EVEN STRONGER WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN
ARIZONA. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL LOWER TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS ON
FRIDAY AND DROP TO 3 TO 7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL BY SATURDAY BEHIND A
COLD FRONT. MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED WITH THIS SYSTEM AND THE BEST
CHANCE FOR RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE IN THE NORTHEAST PORTIONS
OF THE STATE. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST ON
FRIDAY BUT WILL BECOME NORTHERLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY...REMAINING BREEZY.
FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK OVER THE
SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES WITH NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
AND LIGHT WINDS.
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE STATE ON
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS...COOLER
TEMPERATURES...AND A CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS. HOWEVER...NO
SIGNIFICANT STORMS IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR THE 06Z PACKAGE...VFR CONDITIONS UNDER SCATTERED
CIRRUS CLOUDS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A WEAK LOW APPROACHING
THE REGION THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE
SOUTHWEST AT 10-15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. AVIATION DISCUSSION
NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS.
&&
.FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
&&
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PUBLIC..................MCCOLLUM/MAS
AVIATION................MCCOLLUM
VISIT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER
INFORMATION.
