Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
000 FXUS65 KFGZ 221003 AFDFGZ AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 303 AM MST SUN NOV 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...NORTHERN ARIZONA WILL CONTINUE TO SEE MILD DAYS... COLD NIGHTS...AND OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH THANKSGIVING. && .DISCUSSION...LOOK FOR LIGHTER SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES WARMER...AS ANOTHER DRY TROUGH SWINGS BY TO OUR NORTH LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. COOL AND DRY SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH BY MONDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH THANKSGIVING. PERIODS OF NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED... WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND TEMPERATURES NEAR AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. DRY AND MILD WESTERLY FLOW IS FORECAST FOR FRIDAY. BY SATURDAY...FORECAST MODELS ARE INDICATING A TROUGH APPROACHING THE SOUTHWEST U.S. THOUGH THE USUAL TIMING DIFFERENCES ARE APPARENT. WE WILL SHOW A SLIGHT COOLDOWN IN THE FORECAST...BUT PRECIP CHANCES REMAIN BELOW 10 PERCENT AT THIS TIME. && .AVIATION...FOR THE 12Z PACKAGE...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS WITH SCATTERED TO BROKEN HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && $$ PUBLIC.................JJ AVIATION...............BOHLIN VISIT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION.
