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ABUS30 KPHX 272210   
SWSAZ 
 
LATE AFTERNOON ARIZONA WEATHER SUMMARY   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ   
315 PM MST FRI DEC 27 1996   
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES PREVAILED ACROSS ARIZONA TODAY AHEAD OF A WEATHER
SYSTEM APPROACHING THE STATE FROM THE WEST. WINDS WERE ALSO A LITTLE
STRONG ACROSS THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTHERN ARIZONA WITH SOUTHWEST
WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 35 MPH IN A FEW LOCATIONS. TEMPERATURES BY LATE
AFTERNOON RANGED FROM AROUND 40 DEGREES IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER
70S IN THE FAR SOUTHWEST DESERTS.

THE WEATHER SYSTEM BRINGING RAIN SHOWERS TO CALIFORNIA TODAY WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT APPROACHES ARIZONA. THE BRUNT OF THIS SYSTEM
IS FORECAST TO HIT THE STATE LATER THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY
BRINGING SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS TO PARTS OF ARIZONA. THE WEATHER
SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE STATE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH RAPIDLY
CLEARING SKIES FROM THE WEST.

A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION ON SUNDAY
RESULTING IN DRY AND MILD WEATHER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.