1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 17, 3:00 PM MST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 300 PM MST SUN JUL 17 2005 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH VERY WARM HIGH TEMPERATURES CONTINUING. SUFFICIENT MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER ARIZONA TO PRODUCE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO NEXT WEEK. && .DISCUSSION...CONVECTION STARTING ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND IS PROGRESSING IN A SOUTHERLY FASHION OFF THE HIGH COUNTRY. WHERE CLOUDS ARE NOT SO NUMEROUS...TEMPERATURES HAVE ONCE AGAIN SOARED TO NEAR RECORD OR EVEN PAST RECORD CONDITIONS. THIS IS RESPONSE TO STRONG HIGH PRESSURE...HOWEVER THIS SITUATION WILL NOT LAST FOR LONG. LATEST VISIBLE LOOP SHOWS THE HIGH CENTER JUST OVER EXTREME NORTHWEST ARIZONA AT THIS TIME...RESULTING IN WEAK NORTHWESTERLY FLOW. GFS IS FORECASTING THIS RIDGE TO PROGRESS SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST AND STAYING OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA UNTIL AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. THIS TRANSLATES INTO A FEW MORE DAYS OF HOT TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE NORTHLAND. IT LOOKS LIKE MONDAY WILL BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE BUNCH...EVEN THOUGH WE MAY SEE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN. BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT/EARLY WEDNESDAY A WEAK INVERTED TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED MOISTURE PUSHES ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO FIRE UP ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. THE HIGHS NORTHEASTWARD PROGRESSION TAKES IT TO THE FOUR CORNERS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN A MORE EASTERLY COMPONENT TYPE FLOW TO BEGIN ACROSS THE REGION. GFS ADVERTISING DEEP MOISTURE DURING THE LATTER PORTIONS OF THIS WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND...COURTESY OF HURRICANE EMILY. DUE TO THIS WE HAVE BUMPED UP POPS SOMEWHAT IN RESPONSE TO THIS SCENARIO. WILL HAVE TO WATCH THIS SITUATION CAREFULLY EACH DAY AND WILL HAVE TO MAKE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS. CK .AVIATION...FOR 00Z PACKAGE...CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE GENERALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS FROM FLAGSTAFF SOUTHWARD THROUGH THIS EVENING. ONCE AGAIN...THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE WIND GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH...AND SMALL HAIL IN THE STRONGEST STORMS. AREAL COVERAGE WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN THE 20-30 PERCENT RANGE. THIS AVIATION SECTION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. BAK && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && STAUDENMAIER/BF
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1000 AM MST SUN JUL 17 2005 AZZ004>018-037>040-180700- BLACK MESA AREA-CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- COCONINO PLATEAU-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- KAIBAB PLATEAU-LITTLE COLORADO RVR VLY IN APACHE CO- LITTLE COLORADO RVR VLY IN COCONINO CO- LITTLE COLORADO RVR VLY IN NAVAJO CO-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF 264- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS 264 NORTH-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS- 1000 AM MST SUN JUL 17 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR... .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE HIGH BASED TODAY AND WIDELY SCATTERED WITH AREAS OF ISOLATED MODERATE RAIN. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL AND STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS NEAR 45 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
An observer in a fire lookout tower on Greens Peak reported a 76 MPH wind gust at 10,000 feet elevation.
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