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FXUS65 KFGZ 182251
AFDFGZ

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
351 PM MST Thu Apr 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Typical springtime weather is forecast with warm,
dry, and breezy conditions persisting through the weekend.

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.DISCUSSION...Quasi-zonal flow over Arizona will continue to produce
dry conditions across the region, with typical breezy conditions
expected each afternoon through the weekend. Temperatures will be
around 10 degrees above normal through the weekend.

An open wave trough will approach the southern California coast
early next week. This should increase the winds across northern
Arizona Monday through Wednesday next week. However, dry conditions
should persist. As the trough gets closer to the region,
temperatures should start decreasing by a few degrees by the middle
of next week.

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.AVIATION...Friday 19/00Z through Saturday 20/00Z...VFR conditions
will prevail. Broken upper-level clouds early in the period will
become few overnight. Light and variable winds overnight will
become west-southwest at 10-20 kts Friday afternoon.


OUTLOOK...Saturday 20/00Z through Monday 22/00Z...VFR conditions
will persist under variable high clouds. Afternoon winds will
become west-northwest at 15-25 kts Saturday followed by southwest
winds at 10-20 kts Sunday.

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.FIRE WEATHER...Friday through Saturday...The mild and dry pattern
will continue across northern Arizona through Saturday. High and
low temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above average will persist each
day along with afternoon humidity as low as 10 to 15% and moderate
recoveries at night. Winds will remain breezy, 15 to 20 mph, each
day from the west.

Sunday through Tuesday...Temperatures will warm gradually for
next week with high pressure in place. Afternoon humidity will be
in the 10 to 15% range each day with southwest winds, 15 to 25
mph. The weather pattern looks to become unsettled after Tuesday,
however, there are currently no strong signals for any significant
precipitation.

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.FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...None.

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PUBLIC...TM
AVIATION...McCollum
FIRE WEATHER...LaGuardia

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