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FXUS65 KFGZ 230358
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
858 PM MST TUE JUL 22 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
EXPECT AN INCREASE IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...THEN A SLIGHT DECREASE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL RUN 3 TO 6 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE INTO THE
WEEKEND.

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.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED AND LIGHT SHOWERS WILL PERSIST AT TIMES THROUGH THE
NIGHT. NO MAJOR CHANGES TO FORECAST ANTICIPATED.

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.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION /330 PM MST/...
THE HIGH PRESSURE CIRCULATION IS CENTERED OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO
TODAY. THIS IS A GOOD PLACEMENT TO INCREASE MOIST SOUTHEASTERLY
FLOW OVER ARIZONA. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES THAT A
DISTURBANCE ROTATING AROUND THE CENTER OF THE HIGH CROSSED THE
TEXAS BIG BEND COUNTRY THIS MORNING. STREAMLINE FORECAST CHARTS
SHOW THIS FEATURE MOVING INTO ARIZONA ON WEDNESDAY FOR A
NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH (OVER AN INCH PWAT FOR
THE WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM) THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MOISTURE
LEVELS WILL THEN DECREASE AGAIN AFTER THURSDAY FOR A SLIGHT
DECREASES IN STORM ACTIVITY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN 3 TO 6
DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

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.AVIATION...
FOR THE 06Z PACKAGE...PRIMARILY VFR CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT 24
HOURS. AREAS OF SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES...WITH MVFR VSBYS POSSIBLE
VCNTY KSEZ...KFLG...KGCN. ISOLATED -SHRA OVERNIGHT. SCATTERED
-SHRA/TSRA REDEVELOPING AFTER 18Z THU. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT
UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS.

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.FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

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AVIATION.......KD

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