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FXUS65 KFGZ 170338
AFDFGZ
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
838 PM MST SAT OCT 16 2021
SYNOPSIS
WARMER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SUNDAY.
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND COOLER WEATHER ARRIVE MONDAY, WITH
ANOTHER WARMING TREND THEN DEVELOPING LATER IN THE WEEK.
DISCUSSION
CLEAR SKIES ARE BEING OBSERVED ACROSS NEARLY ALL OF
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS EVENING. A FEW LOCATIONS IN
EAST-CENTRAL ZONES WILL SEE PASSING HIGH CLOUDS OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS. VERY FEW CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE FORECAST THIS EVENING.
MILD OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL GIVE WAY TO ANOTHER NICE DAY OF
WARMER TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY AS A RIDGE SHIFTS EASTWARD OUT OF
THE STATE. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER ON MONDAY, ESPECIALLY NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 40 AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 17, FROM A PASSING LOW
PRESSURE CENTER. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY
AFTERNOON OVER THE KAIBAB AND COCONINO PLATEAUS AND OTHER HIGH
TERRAIN AREAS IN NORTH-CENTRAL AZ. SUNDAY AFTERNOON WOULD BE A
GOOD TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOORS ITEMS OUT AHEAD OF THESE
UPCOMING WINDY CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
ON AREA ROADWAYS FROM EARLY TO LATE AFTERNOON MONDAY. THE PASSING
LOW PRESSURE WILL BE A DRY SYSTEM FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA.
COOLER TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY BEHIND THE LOW WILL GIVE WAY TO A
SLOW WARMING TREND STARTING WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHS REACHING AVERAGE
OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE BY THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. DRY
CONDITIONS PERSIST THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY.
AVIATION....FOR THE 06Z PACKAGE
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE TAF PERIOD. LIGHT SURFACE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST AFTER 18Z WITH GUSTS TO 25 KTS THROUGH 02Z MON. AVIATION
DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR TAF AMENDMENTS.
FIRE WEATHER
INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND AN FASTER WIND SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR ON SUNDAY. WINDS FURTHER INCREASE
ON MONDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ALONG THE HIGH TERRAIN.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
TUESDAY WITH ANOTHER WARMING TREND THEREAFTER.
FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
PUBLIC...NL/MAS
AVIATION...NL
FIRE WEATHER...ET
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