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NWS Zone Forecast for: Northern Gila County, AZ
Issued by: National Weather Service Flagstaff, AZ
Last Update:
421 AM MST WED MAR 10 2010
Today...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow showers early in the morning...a chance of rain...snow and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Snow level 5000 feet. Highs 40 to 48. Light winds becoming southwest around 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Tonight...Mostly cloudy. Snow...rain likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening...a chance of snow and rain after midnight. Snow accumulation 1 to 3 inches. Snow level 4500 feet. Lows 23 to 31. West winds around 15 mph early in the evening becoming light. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Thursday...Not as cool. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow showers in the morning. No snow accumulation. Snow level 5500 feet. Highs 48 to 56. Light winds. Chance of precipitation 10 percent.
Thursday Night...Mostly clear. Lows 25 to 33. Light winds.
Friday...Not as cool. Mostly sunny. Highs 57 to 65. Light winds becoming west around 15 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night And Saturday...Mostly clear. Lows 31 to 37. Highs 56 to 65.
Saturday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows 31 to 39.
Sunday...Partly cloudy with a 10 percent chance of rain and snow showers. Highs 51 to 61.
Sunday Night Through Tuesday...Mostly clear. Lows 31 to 41. Highs 54 to 64.
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NOAA Area Forecast Discussion:
FXUS65 KFGZ 101040
AFDFGZ
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
340 AM MST WED MAR 10 2010
.SYNOPSIS... A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A FEW SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS TODAY AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO ARIZONA FROM THE NORTH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM IS NOT AS STRONG AS THE LAST STORM AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW OVER A 24 HOUR PERIOD FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. THE MAJORITY OF THE SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES FROM UTAH ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO CENTRAL ARIZONA BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM UP TO NEAR NORMAL ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. ANOTHER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY... MORE WEATHER DETAILS WITH THIS STORM LATER AS THE TIME PERIOD GETS CLOSER.
.DISCUSSION... THE LAST STORM THAT BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER AND 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOWFALL TO MANY AREAS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA HAS MOVED INTO NEW MEXICO. AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS WITH DECENT MOISTURE LEVELS WILL ALLOW BRIEF PERIODS OF SHOWERS TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH LIGHT AMOUNTS OF RAIN AND SNOW. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO ARIZONA FROM UTAH THIS AFTERNOON... THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO CENTRAL ARIZONA BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM HAS WEAKER DYNAMICS THAN THE LAST STORM AND WITH LESS AVAILABLE MOISTURE WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 FEET TODAY WITH STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS RANGING FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET.
ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVES INTO THE REGION WHICH SHOULD RAISE OUR HIGH TEMPERATURES TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS. OUR FORECAST GUIDANCE HAS STRUGGLED OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS WITH THE HIGH TEMPERATURES DURING THIS PERIOD. HOWEVER IT NOW APPEARS WE WILL GET A BREAK... WITH A FEW DAYS OF NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND A DRY WEATHER PATTERN.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY... ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT TO SUNDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH THE EUROPEAN AND GFS FORECAST MODEL SOLUTIONS HAVE IMPROVED OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS... THEY STILL DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY AS BOTH MODELS ARE 300 MILES APART ON THE PLACEMENT OF THE LOW CENTER. THE GFS SOLUTION KEEPS THE LOW CENTER IN NORTHERN UTAH... WHILE THE EUROPEAN MODEL BRINGS THE LOW CENTER DOWN TO THE ARIZONA UTAH BORDER. THESE DIFFERENCES IN THE LOCATION OF THE LOW CENTER AND STRONGEST MOISTURE/DYNAMICS/WINDS MEANS THAT OUR FORECAST CONFIDENCE ON WEATHER IMPACTS WITH THIS SYSTEM REMAINS LOW AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE PLACED LOW END CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION FOR THIS PERIOD AND WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE MODEL SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE BEFORE PROVIDING MORE DETAILS ON THIS STORM.
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST WITH WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS IN THE FORECAST.
.AVIATION... FOR THE 12Z PACKAGE... ISOLATED IFR CONDITIONS IN SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND 14Z... MAINLY FROM KPAN-KINW-K0V7 EASTWARD. PATCHY FOG PRODUCING LIFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES ARE ALSO EXPECTED UNTIL AROUND 15Z... MAINLY ALONG THE MOGOLLON RIM... COCONINO... AND KAIBAB PLATEAUS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN AZ WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... WITH THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION SPREADING SOUTHWARD INTO NORTHERN AZ AFTER 18Z. SCATTERED MVFR-IFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN SNOW SHOWERS... WITH SNOW LEVELS AROUND 4500 FEET. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS.
.FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE.
PUBLIC... ... ... ... ... ... BOHLIN
AVIATION... ... ... ... ... .ONTON
VISIT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION.
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NOAA Fire Weather Forecast:
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
516 AM MST WED MAR 10 2010
+++ THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS +++
+++ 20-FOOT WIND FORECAST OF `LIGHT WINDS` INDICATES MAINLY
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS +++
+
.DISCUSSION...A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE A FEW SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS TODAY AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVES INTO ARIZONA FROM THE NORTH LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF NORTHERN ARIZONA BY THURSDAY MORNING
WITH SHOWERS TAPERING OFF. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THURSDAY.
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BRING MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY. BREEZY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON SATURDAY AS A COLD AND SOMEWHAT
DRY STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS SUNDAY AS WELL AS WINDS SHIFTING TO
NORTHEASTERLY.
AZZ118-110100-
NORTHERN GILA COUNTY (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118)-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAYSON...STRAWBERRY...YOUNG
516 AM MST WED MAR 10 2010
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...A CHANCE OF
SNOW...RAIN AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-53 BELOW 5000 FEET...37-47 ABOVE 5000 FEET.
24 HR TREND......DOWN 3 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-46 PCT.
24 HR TREND......DOWN 26 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
10000 FT MSL WIND...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW...RAIN LIKELY AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...A
CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-35 BELOW 5000 FEET...19-30 ABOVE 5000 FEET.
24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-100 PCT.
24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
WINDS (20 FT).......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
10000 FT MSL WIND...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....60 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-60 BELOW 5000 FEET...45-54 ABOVE 5000 FEET.
24 HR TREND......UP 8 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-33 PCT BELOW 5000 FEET...26-36 PCT ABOVE
5000 FEET.
24 HR TREND......DOWN 11 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 10 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
10000 FT MSL WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
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40.5°F
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40.5°F at 11:30am
33.3°F at 4:52am
40.5°F / 43.1°F
67%
67% at 11:43am
85% at 12:00am
30.4°F
28.1°F / 31.8°F
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2 (up to 5)
158°
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34.3°F at 6:55pm
47.5°F at 12:02pm
48% at 12:08pm
90% at 3:57am
28.3°F at 12:46pm
40.5°F at 12:52am
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33.3°F on 3/8/10
58.6°F on 3/6/10
28% on 3/6/10
90% on 3/7/10
23.9°F on 3/6/10
40.5°F on 3/7/10
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