WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 445 PM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL START MONDAY MORNING...WITH SNOWFALL
  INTENSITY INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS
  EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL START AROUND 5000 FEET MONDAY
  MORNING...RISING TO 5500 TO 6000 FEET MONDAY EVENING BEFORE
  FALLING RAPIDLY TO 4000 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOR LOCATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...12 TO 24
  INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET... 2 TO
  6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY AND PEAK BY
  MONDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE FORECAST
  MONDAY...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH
  MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  DURING TIMES OF HEAVY SNOWFALL.
* IMPACTS...ROADWAYS ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED
  DURING THE MORNING HOURS MONDAY WITH DETERIORATING CONDITIONS
  THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS
  WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE
  BY MONDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS. THESE CONDITIONS
WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 855 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM MST SUN DEC 06 2009

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FLUS45 KFGZ 051554
HWOFGZ
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
854 AM MST SAT DEC 5 2009
AZZ004>018-037>040-060700-
KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-
COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-
WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-
OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-BLACK MESA AREA-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
854 AM MST SAT DEC 5 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
ARIZONA...NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...NORTHEAST ARIZONA AND WEST
CENTRAL ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA
MONDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET. SEE THE WATCH PRODUCT (PHXWSWFGZ) FOR
DETAILS.
ADDITIONAL WINTRY WEATHER IS POSSIBLE FROM LATE WEDNESDAY INTO
FRIDAY...AS PACIFIC MOISTURE COMBINES WITH ANOTHER TROUGH.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF ON THE INTERNET
AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.
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