HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 257 AM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 300 PM MST SUN DEC 06 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 6000 FEET...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
DRY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS MONDAY MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH
LOCALIZED VISIBILITIES NEAR ONE HALF OF A MILE.
A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN PUSH INTO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND
MOUNTAIN SNOW...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 6000 FEET. 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. BREEZY TO WINDY
WITH SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THESE WINDS MAY
RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW A
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
DRIER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT CHANCE OF
VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
.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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