HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 400 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 400 AM MST SUN DEC 06 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
359 AM MST SAT DEC 5 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DRY AND MOSTLY
SUNNY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAILS THROUGH TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
GUSTY WINDS LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST WITH LOCALIZED VISIBILITIES NEAR A HALF MILE. FROM MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP. THESE UNSETTLED SHOWERY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 240 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...STRONG WINTER STORM TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST ARIZONA MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY...
.A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM PUSHING SOUTH OUT OF CANADA WILL
MOVE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST THIS WEEKEND...THEN TRACK THROUGH
THE GREAT BASIN MONDAY WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND
MOUNTAIN SNOW ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA.
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NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
240 AM MST SAT DEC 5 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 6000 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON ABOVE 6000 FEET.
* TIMING...A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM PUSHING SOUTH OUT OF
CANADA WILL MOVE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST THIS WEEKEND...THEN
TRACK THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT
IN WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW ACROSS ALL OF
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 6 AND
12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 6000 FEET AND 7000 FEET...AND 12
TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.
* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY START OUT AT 7000 FEET
MONDAY AFTERNOON...THEN FALL TO 4500 TO 5000 FEET TUESDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...WINDY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH THE
PASSAGE OF THIS SYSTEM.
* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH
THIS SYSTEM. THE STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL
RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW A
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY SERIOUSLY IMPACT TRAVEL. GUSTY WINDS
AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE
WATCH AREA SHOULD PREPARE FOR DIFFICULT WINTER DRIVING
CONDITIONS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM.
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FREEZE WARNING
Issue Date: 203 PM MST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 900 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM MST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM MST SATURDAY.
* TEMPERATURES...LOW TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES ARE
FORECAST.
* TIMING...TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING ARE EXPECTED BY 1 OR 2 AM
AND WILL PERSIST AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER SUNRISE.
* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
EASTERN PIMA AND SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES. MOST LOCATIONS CAN
EXPECT TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S BUT LOCALIZED
OUTLYING AREAS AND NEAR WASHES WILL BE COLDER WITH A LOCALIZED
HARD FREEZE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS WIDESPREAD FREEZING OR SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED. THESE TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE
CROPS AND VEGETATION. COVER THEM...IF POSSIBLE...WITH CLOTH SHEETS
OR BLANKETS TO PROTECT THEM FROM FREEZING.
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