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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
FXUS65 KFGZ 231018 AFDFGZ AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 315 AM MST MON NOV 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS...NORTHERN ARIZONA WILL CONTINUE TO SEE MILD DAYS...COLD NIGHTS...AND OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. && .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN U.S. WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE MILD HIGH TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH COLD NIGHTS ACROSS THE NORTHLAND THROUGH THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. EXPECT OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION WITH ZERO CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION THROUGH FRIDAY. EXTENDED FORECAST...FROM SATURDAY ONWARD FORECAST MODELS ARE SHOWING THE LONG WAVE PATTERN BECOMING MORE AMPLIFIED AND MERIDIONAL. THIS CHANGE IN THE LONG WAVE PATTERN COULD HERALD A CHANGE IN OUR CURRENT DRY SPELL AT SOME POINT NEXT WEEK. FOR NOW WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE TIME PERIOD GETS CLOSER TO PIN DOWN THESE POSSIBLE CHANGES TO OUR WEATHER. ANY CHANCE FOR MORE PRECIPITATION WOULD BE WELCOME AS THE CURRENT ANNUAL PRECIPITATION (RAIN AND MELTED SNOWFALL) TOTALS FOR FLAGSTAFF FROM JANUARY THROUGH NOVEMBER OF 2009 STAND AT 8.56 INCHES...WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. AS OF NOVEMBER 23RD 2009...FLAGSTAFF IS FIRMLY IN SECOND PLACE FOR THE ALL TIME LOWEST ANNUAL PRECIPITATION OVER A 111 YEAR RECORD PERIOD. && .AVIATION...FOR THE 12Z PACKAGE...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS WITH PERIODS OF SCATTERED TO BROKEN HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. &&
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