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FXUS65 KFGZ 071640
AFDFGZ
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
940 AM MST MON SEP 7 2026
SYNOPSIS
STORM ACTIVITY WILL BE CONFINED TO FAR EASTERN
ARIZONA TODAY BEFORE SPREADING BACK WESTWARD THROUGH THE WEEK.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLOSE TO NORMAL THROUGH LABOR DAY, WARMING
TO ABOVE NORMAL BY MID WEEK.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WAS CENTERED OVER NORTH TEXAS
WITH A STRONG TROUGH CENTERED OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST EARLY
MONDAY MORNING.
FOR TODAY...A SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST TROUGH WILL BRUSH ARIZONA THEN MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE DAY. THE NET EFFECT OF THIS FEATURE WILL BE TO DELIVER
A DRIER AIR MASS TO MOST OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. THE ONLY AREAS THAT
WILL AVOID THIS DRYING WILL BE THE EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM, WHITE
MOUNTAINS AND TO SOME DEGREE THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS. MOST AREAS
WILL SEE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUD SKIES AS MID TO UPPER LEVEL
MOISTURE STREAMS ACROSS THE AREA BUT LOW CHANCES FOR ANY
PRECIPITATION. SUBSTANTIAL LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE CONFINED TO
THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA.
FROM TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD
BACK OVER ARIZONA FROM THE EAST. MONSOON MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE
TO LINGER AND EVEN GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THIS PERIOD. AS A
RESULT, THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE HIGH TERRAIN OF EASTERN ARIZONA BUT GRADUALLY SPREAD WESTWARD
ALONG THE MOGOLLON RIM. ANY HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN CONFINED TO THE WHITE MOUNTAINS REGION. ACTIVITY WILL
CONTINUE TO BE FOCUSED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOOK FOR
WARMER TEMPERATURES AS THE HIGH BUILDS OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA WITH
MOUNTAIN TEMPERATURES CLIMBING TO THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S AND 95
TO 105 AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
LOOKING AT FRIDAY ONWARD...ADDITIONAL TROUGHING ENTERS THE WESTERN
STATES PUSHING THE HIGH CENTER TO THE EAST. IT ISN'T CLEAR THAT
THIS NEXT TROUGH WILL SWEEP MONSOON MOISTURE AWAY. IN FACT, MOST
MODELS SUGGEST MONSOON MOISTURE WILL INTERACT WITH DISTURBANCES
MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN TROUGH MODULATED TO SOME DEGREE BY
DAYTIME HEATING. WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE ON THIS ONE BECAUSE
IF THE TROUGH COMES IN STRONGER THAN MODELS CURRENTLY SHOW DRYING
WILL LIKELY FOLLOW. ON THE OTHER HAND, IF TROUGH ENERGY REMAINS ON
THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE LOW-LEVEL MONSOON MOISTURE IT COULD
REMAIN UNSETTLED, MOST LIKELY DAY AND NIGHT.
AVIATION...MONDAY 07/18Z THROUGH TUESDAY 08/18Z
MAINLY VFR
CONDITIONS, BRIEF MVFR POSSIBLE NEAR HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE WHITE
MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM TODAY BETWEEN 18Z-03Z. DRY
ELSEWHERE. WINDS W-NW 10-20KTS DAYTIME, LIGHT AND VARIABLE OR
TERRAIN DRIVEN OVERNIGHT.
OUTLOOK...TUESDAY 08/18Z THROUGH THURSDAY 10/18Z...MAINLY VFR
CONDITIONS, BRIEF MVFR POSSIBLE NEAR HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
MOGOLLON RIM AND WHITE MOUNTAINS EACH DAY. WINDS VARIABLE 5-15KTS
DAYTIME, LIGHT AND VARIABLE OR TERRAIN DRIVEN OVERNIGHT.
FIRE WEATHER...TODAY AND TUESDAY
TODAY, ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE HIGHER
TERRAIN IN THE EASTERN THIRD OF ARIZONA. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES BEGIN TO MOVE WESTWARD ALONG THE
MOGOLLON RIM WITH CONTINUED CHANCES OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN
ARIZONA. WINDS SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH EACH
AFTERNOON, LIGHT AND VARIABLE OR TERRAIN DRIVEN OVERNIGHT. MINIMUM
RH'S EACH AFTERNOON RANGING FROM 15% IN THE LOWER DESERTS TO 30-40%
IN THE MOUNTAINS. TURNING WARMER.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
REMAIN PRIMARILY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE RIM AND WHITE
MOUNTAINS. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES 5-10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. WINDS
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH EACH DAY, LIGHT AND VARIABLE OR TERRAIN
DRIVEN OVERNIGHT.
FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
PUBLIC...MCCOLLUM
AVIATION...BERNHART
FIRE WEATHER...MCCOLLUM
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