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NWS Zone Forecast for: Northern Gila County, AZ
Issued by: National Weather Service Flagstaff, AZ Last Update: 245 AM MST SAT JAN 28 2012
Today...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs 51 to 59. Northeast winds around 15 mph. Tonight...Mostly clear. Lows 24 to 30. Northeast winds around 15 mph early in the evening becoming light. Sunday...Mostly sunny. Highs 58 to 64. Light winds. Sunday Night...Mostly clear. Lows 23 to 31. Light winds. Monday...Partly cloudy. Highs 56 to 62. Light winds becoming southwest around 15 mph in the afternoon. Monday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows 25 to 31. Tuesday And Tuesday Night...Mostly clear. Highs 52 to 60. Lows 24 to 31. Wednesday...Partly cloudy. Highs 54 to 62. Wednesday Night Through Friday...Mostly clear. Lows 24 to 34. Highs 55 to 65.
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NOAA Area Forecast Discussion:
FXUS65 KFGZ 280947 AFDFGZ AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 245 AM MST SAT JAN 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS... FAIR WEATHER WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. BREEZY NORTHEAST WINDS AND COOL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY... THEN WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
.DISCUSSION... THE WEAK COLD FRONT THAT PUSHED ACROSS AZ YESTERDAY WILL RESULT IN SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS TODAY. HIGH CLOUDS THAT WERE OVER THE STATE ON FRIDAY HAVE NOW PUSHED SOUTHWARD AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES CAN BE EXPECTED. AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MOGOLLON RIM WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE BREEZY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS MUCH OF THE DAY.
TEMPS WILL WARM SUBSTANTIALLY ON SUNDAY AND CONTINUE ON MONDAY. BY TUESDAY... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION AND TEMPS WILL COOL A FEW DEGREES. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS MAINLY ALONG THE NRN BORDER BUT CHANCES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW 10 PERCENT.
LATE IN THE WEEK AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST BRINGING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS... LIGHT WINDS... AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES.
BY NEXT WEEKEND... MODELS INDICATE THE RIDGE WEAKENS AND A MOIST PACIFIC AIRMASS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BRINGING A CHANCE OF PCPN TO THE AREA.
.AVIATION... FOR THE 12Z PACKAGE... VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SFC WINDS NE 10-20KT ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MOGOLLON RIM AND VARIABLE UP TO 10KT ELSEWHERE. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS.
.FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE.
PUBLIC... ... ... ... DB AVIATION... ... ... .MAS FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.
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NOAA Fire Weather Forecast:
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 403 AM MST SAT JAN 28 2012 +++ THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS +++ +++ 20-FOOT WIND FORECAST OF `LIGHT WINDS` INDICATES MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS +++ + .DISCUSSION...A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING LOCALLY BREEZY NORTHEAST WINDS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MOGOLLON RIM TODAY WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER HIGHS. EXPECT WARMER HIGHS ON SUNDAY. .MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ANOTHER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING BREEZY TO WINDY SOUTHWEST WINDS ON MONDAY. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE TROUGH MOVES OVER THE STATE. AZZ118-290100- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAYSON...STRAWBERRY...YOUNG 403 AM MST SAT JAN 28 2012 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-63 BELOW 5000 FEET...49-59 ABOVE 5000 FEET. 24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER. MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......16 PERCENT DRIER. WINDS (20 FT).......NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. 10000 FT MSL WIND...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-33 BELOW 5000 FEET...22-31 ABOVE 5000 FEET. 24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER. MAX HUMIDITY........25-45 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......13 PERCENT DRIER. WINDS (20 FT).......NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 10000 FT MSL WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-67 BELOW 5000 FEET...55-64 ABOVE 5000 FEET. 24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......4 PERCENT DRIER. WINDS (20 FT).......NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. 10000 FT MSL WIND...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...... .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 53 TO 63. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 52 TO 62. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS 54 TO 64. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
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