

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
FXUS65 KFGZ 130915 AFDFGZ AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF 230 AM MST WED APR 13 2005 .SYNOPSIS...LIGHT SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER ARIZONA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. EXPECT WARM AND DRY WEATHER INTO THE WEEKEND...ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON BREEZES. && .DISCUSSION...FOR TODAY AND THURSDAY...ARIZONA WILL BE LOCATED BETWEEN A RIDGE TO THE EAST AND A TROUGH ALONG THE WEST COAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN DAYTIME SOUTHWEST WINDS...A FAIRLY NORMAL PATTERN FOR SPRING IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. THERE WILL BE LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES ALOFT SO DAYTIME TEMPERATURE TRENDS WILL REMAIN STEADY OR SLIGHTLY INCREASE OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. THE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN DRY WITH ONLY A FEW HIGH CLOUDS. FOR THE END OF THE WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND THE MODELS ARE NOW SHOWING A WEAK...NEARLY ZONAL FLOW. THIS PATTERN WILL BRING THE WARMEST AIR MASS OF THE SEASON TO NORTHERN ARIZONA. EXPECT WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH VARYING AMOUNTS OF HIGH CLOUDS. MCCOLLUM && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.