HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 249 PM MST SUN NOV 29 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST MON NOV 30 2009 Expires:200911301200;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
248 PM MST SUN NOV 29 2009
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UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-
248 PM MST SUN NOV 29 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON MST MONDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET...
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A STORM SYSTEM TRACKING THROUGH NORTHERN MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA
TONIGHT. A SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET THIS EVENING WILL LOWER
TONIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR 4000 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY
MORNING BRIEFLY BEFORE RISING AGAIN TO BETWEEN 4500 TO 5000 FEET.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 4500 AND
5500 FEET...WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
THE RISK FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO
MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO HOVER BETWEEN 4500 TO 5000
FEET THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. AS THIS ACTIVITY
CONTINUES...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. DRY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TUESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 205 PM MST SUN NOV 29 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM MST MON NOV 30 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON MST MONDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8
PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT...AND HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THIS ADVISORY.
A STORM SYSTEM TRACKING THROUGH NORTHERN MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. A SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6000 FEET THIS EVENING WILL
LOWER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING TO NEAR 4000 FEET
BRIEFLY...THEN HOVER NEAR 4500 TO 5000 FEET DURING THE DAY MONDAY.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN
4500 AND 5500 FEET...WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET.
REMEMBER...THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ONLY FOR LOCATIONS
ABOVE 4500 FEET AND DOES NOT INCLUDE THE TUCSON METRO AREA OR
GREEN VALLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE LIKELY
WHICH WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 234 PM MST SAT NOV 28 2009
Expiration: 600 PM MST MON NOV 30 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH NORTHERN SONORA MEXICO
LATE SUNDAY INTO LATE MONDAY BRINGING MORE SHOWERS TO THE AREA.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL FALL AS LOW AS 4000 FEET BRIEFLY...WITH SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. STORM TOTALS BETWEEN 2 AND 6
INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 FEET AND 7000 FEET...WITH 6 TO 14
INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK OF THIS STORM
SYSTEM WILL FAVOR MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHERN GRAHAM AND COCHISE
COUNTIES WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED.
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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