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FXUS65 KFGZ 010849
AFDFGZ

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
149 AM MST Sat Jun 1 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Above normal temperatures, mostly dry conditions, and
breezy afternoon winds will continue to be the main weather
story through next week.

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.DISCUSSION...For the weekend - a weak trough moving west to east
across the region will bring an increase in southwesterly winds,
reaching 10-20 mph this afternoon with a few gusts up to 30 mph.
Sunday`s winds will be just a few mph less, but still breezy. Look
for clear skies with warm afternoon temperatures, though the
trough will knock highs down a few degrees compared to yesterday.

Monday through Friday - heights slowly build through Tuesday with
stronger ridging becoming the dominant weather feature Wednesday
and Thursday from AZ/NM up through the Great Basin. Temperatures
gradually climb each day, becoming up to 10 degrees above early
June averages by Wed/Thu. We could be close to Heat Advisory/
Warning levels for some of our lower elevation areas by Thursday
so we`ll be watching that over the next couple days. By Friday -
much of the guidance begins to push the ridge eastward as a closed
low off the Pacific shifts northward toward southern California
and western Arizona. Still some uncertainty in the movement of
this feature this far out, but the southerly flow induced on the
east side of the low could bring enough moisture into the region
for some high-based showers or storms Thursday and Friday
afternoons. The latest forecasts include 10-20% PoPs for these
days.

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.AVIATION...Saturday 01/06Z through Sunday 02/06Z...Look for VFR
conditions. Light winds overnight becoming southwest at 10-20 kts
with a few gusts to 30 kts Saturday afternoon. Winds diminishing
after sunset.


OUTLOOK...Sunday 02/06Z through Tuesday 04/06Z...Expect VFR
conditions. Afternoon southwest winds a 10-20 kts gusting 20-30
kts each day. Light and variable winds in the overnight and early
morning periods.

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.FIRE WEATHER...Today through Sunday...Look for dry and warm
conditions to continue. Daytime humidity will drop to 5-15%.
Southwest winds each day around 10-20 mph. A few gusts to 30 mph
this afternoon.

Monday through Wednesday...A few degrees hotter each day, with very
dry conditions continuing. Southwesterly winds 10 to 20 mph Monday
and Tuesday, becoming variable 10 to 15 mph Wednesday. Minimum
humidity ranging from 7-15% each day.

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

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PUBLIC...JJ
AVIATION...McCollum
FIRE WEATHER...JJ

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