AFDFLG
NORTHERN ARIZONA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
300 AM MST MON SEP 29 2003
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING CLEAR SKIES AND
RECORD WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES TO NORTHERN ARIZONA AGAIN TODAY.
A GRADUAL COOLING TREND WILL BEGIN MID WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS
AND A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE WEST COAST. AS THIS SYSTEM
MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER ARIZONA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...AND CONTINUING
INTO THE WEEKEND.
.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BRING WARM TEMPS ALOFT AND
NEAR RECORD SFC TEMPS EACH AFTERNOON. MOST ZONES SHOULD ONCE AGAIN
APPROACH RECORD LEVELS TODAY. THE RIDGE BEGINS TO WEAKEN ON TUESDAY
AND WRN ZONES SHOULD FALL A FEW DEGREES BELOW RECORD LEVELS...WHILE
ERN ZONES MAINTAIN NEAR RECORD LEVELS. BY WEDNESDAY...ALL LOCATIONS
WILL FALL A FEW MORE DEGREES AND THE RECORDS SHOULD END. WITH THE
WEAKENING OF THE RIDGE...A EPAC S/W TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SRN
GREAT BASIN BRINGING AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS.
Yes Virginia, there "IS" hope

One, maybe 2 more days of record heat, then ol snowman will be in his prime
Dennis
