FNUS75 KFGZ 281141 FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR OPERATION WINTER STORM...OTR OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 445 AM MST THU JAN 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1609 MST ON JANUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RAIN AND SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS NAVAJO AND APACHE COUNTIES THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST. DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRUSH NORTHERN ARIZONA ON SUNDAY BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-43. WIND................NORTH TO NORTHEAST 7 YO 14 MPH. SNOW LEVEL..........4000 (PAGE AREA) TO 5800 (WINDOW ROCK). SNOW AMOUNT.........1 INCH OR LESS...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 INCHES CHUSKA MOUNTAINS .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-24. WIND................CALM. SNOW LEVEL..........4500 (PAGE AREA) TO 5500 (WINDOW ROCK). SNOW AMOUNT.........A TRACE OR LESS. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PATCHY MORNING FOG...OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-46 WIND................NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...41 REQUESTED BY...TODD BENTLEY SITL REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20100127.OPERA.01/FGZ