HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 242 PM MST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
235 PM MST FRI DEC 4 2009
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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-
235 PM MST FRI DEC 4 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
ARIZONA...NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...NORTHEAST ARIZONA AND WEST
CENTRAL ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL COMBINE WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE
TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND RAIN TO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ARIZONA
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND RAIN FROM MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL...WITH LIGHTER
ACCUMULATIONS DOWN TO NEAR 5000 FEET. UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS
POSSIBLE OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF GILA AND YAVAPAI COUNTY.
AFTER A BREAK IN THE WEATHER LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...MORE
WINTRY WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR LATE IN THE WEEK.
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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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 400 AM MST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 400 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009

...A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE OF WEATHER WILL BRING SUBSTANTIAL RAIN
AND SNOW TO NORTHERN ARIZONA EARLY NEXT WEEK...
A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL COMBINE WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE
BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM
WILL BRING SUBSTANTIAL RAINFALL TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
CURRENT FORECASTS SUGGEST RAINFALL COULD EXCEED 1 TO 2 INCHES
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 FEET
ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
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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