FXUS65 KFGZ 240430
AFDFGZ

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
925 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES 
THROUGH SATURDAY...BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS...BELOW NORMAL 
TEMPERATURES...AND LOCALLY GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS. UNSETTLED WEATHER 
WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK AS A SERIES OF UPPER DISTURBANCES MOVE ACROSS 
THE AREA.

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.DISCUSSION...UPPER LOW HAS MOVED WELL AWAY FROM ARIZONA WITH JUST
A FEW LOW CLOUDS REMAINING NEAR THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. DRY AND COOL 
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...WITH NORTH-NORTHEAST SURFACE FLOW...WILL 
DOMINATE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY. WESTERLY FLOW AND 
SOME WARMING WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WEEKEND AS AN UNSETTLED PATTERN 
FORMS IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC. MODELS STILL ALL OVER THE PLACE WITH 
RESPECT TO SOLUTIONS EARLY NEXT WEEK...TOO EARLY TO TELL. CURRENT 
GRIDS HAVE ALL THIS WELL IN HAND...NO UPDATES ARE NEEDED TONIGHT.

&&

.AVIATION...FOR THE 06Z PACKAGE...LOW CLOUDS WITH CIGS FROM 2-4KFT 
AGL NEAR KSJN WILL DISSIPATE BY 07Z-08Z. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS 
WILL PREVAIL. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS.

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.FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

NONE.

&&

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PUBLIC.........PETERSON
AVIATION.......PETERSON

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