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Saturday

Dust Gauge is set to green, indicating a Low dust warning.
Stagnation: Light morning and evening stagnation.

Wind: Easterly 5-10 mph early before increasing to 10-20 mph by midday then weakening some by late afternoon.

Sunday

Dust Gauge is set to green, indicating a Low dust warning.
Stagnation: Light morning and evening stagnation.

Wind: Easterly and northeasterly 5-10 mph early becoming southeasterly 15-25 mph (occasionally 20-30 mph) by late morning before weakening some in the late afternoon..

Monday

Dust Gauge is set to green, indicating a Low dust warning.
Stagnation: Light morning and evening stagnation.

Wind: Easterly and southeasterly 10-20 mph before weakening in the afternoon.

Tuesday

Dust Gauge is set to green, indicating a Low dust warning.
Stagnation: Morning and evening stagnation.

Wind: Easterly and northeasterly 5-10 mph in the morning becoming light southwesterly and westerly in the afternoon.

Wednesday

Dust Gauge is set to green, indicating a Low dust warning.
Stagnation: Morning and evening stagnation.

Wind: Light and variable in the morning favoring easterly in the morning and westerly in the afternoon.

Discussion

Soils are starting to dry out and there will be breezy to windy conditions at times (not related to any thunderstorms) Saturday through Monday but the risk of a dust related exceedance is expected to remain Low due to some lingering effects of the rain plus winds not being quite strong enough to generate large areas of blowing dust. However, the risk level will be close to Moderate on Sunday with that day having the strongest winds and potential for localized pockets of dust being generated. Lighter winds are expected Tuesday and Wednesday.

- A. Jamison
ADEQ Meteorologist