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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
FXUS65 KFGZ 122130 AFDFGZ AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF 230 PM MST THU MAY 12 2005 .SYNOPSIS...WARM AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN HIGH CLOUDS ON SATURDAY. FAIR BUT BREEZY WEATHER IS SEEN FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE WEATHER PATTERN. && .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES WILL BRING WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE CWA THRU THE WEEKEND. A WEAK LOW AMPLITUDE S/WV TROF MOVES ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY FOR AN INCREASE IN HI CLOUDS. ONLY SLIGHT HGTS FALLS ARE SEEN SO EXPECTING ONLY MINOR FLUCTUATIONS IN TEMPS WITH DAILY MAXES REMAINING ABOVE NORMAL. IT LOOKS BREEZY EACH DAY NEXT WEEK AS A DEVELOPING EPAC TROF INCREASES THE SOUTHWEST FLOW INTO THE STATE. THE LOW AMPLITUDE TROF MOVES INLAND ON THURSDAY WITH THE BULK OF THE MOISTURE AND DYNAMICS BEING SHUNTED NORTH OF THE STATE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN. ATTM ONLY THE AREAS ALONG THE UT BORDER WILL HAVE ANY CHANCES OF PRECIP. DF