000 FLUS45 KFGZ 211834 HWOFGZ HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1134 AM MST THU AUG 21 2008 AZZ004>018-037>040-220715- KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- 1134 AM MST THU AUG 21 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA...NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...NORTHEAST ARIZONA AND WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A DRY AIR MASS RESIDES OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. AS A RESULT...EXPECT AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO OVER THE EASTERN RIM AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL. THE REST OF THE AREA WILL SEE MAINLY SUNNY SKIES AND NICE CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. BY THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND...MODELS ARE SHOWING THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SLOWLY ACROSS THE STATE...SETTING UP SHOP OVER WESTERN NEW MEXICO. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A MORE SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE STATE...ENABLING MOISTURE TO MAKE A SLOW RETURN TO THE NORTHLAND. EXPECT SLIGHT INCREASES IN DAILY CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. $$