SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 446 PM MST SAT NOV 28 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST SUN NOV 29 2009 /346 PM PST SAT NOV 28 2009/
...WINTER TYPE STORM TO BRING DESERT RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW THIS
WEEKEND...
A STRONG AND COLD PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
INTO THE REGION THIS WEEKEND...BRINGING SOME DESERT RAIN AND
MOUNTAIN SNOW.
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...
THE HEART OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...
WITH CLEARING SKIES AND COLDER WEATHER EXPECTED BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THE AIRMASS IS COLD ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS AT ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 4500 FEET TONIGHT...BUT WITH LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION
EXPECTED. HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET INCLUDE JOSHUA TREE
NATIONAL PARK.
SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...
THE PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA
SATURDAY NIGHT...INCLUDING PHOENIX AND VICINITY...PRODUCING A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A SATURDAY EVENING THUNDERSTORM. THE BEST
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH AND EAST
OF PHOENIX...INCLUDING ALL OF SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY WHERE SNOW LEVELS
WILL FALL TO NEAR 5000 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF LESS THAN 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET.
ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...THE CENTER OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL SLOWLY TRACK ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...CONTINUING THE
CHANCE OF DESERT SHOWERS WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET.
SNOW MAY INTENSIFY A BIT OVER THE SAN CARLOS INDIAN RESERVATION ABOVE
4500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...WITH ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 BY MONDAY MORNING.
STAY UP-TO-DATE ON THE LATEST FORECASTS BY LISTENING TO WEATHER RADIO
ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE BAND. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX ON THE INTERNET AT
WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1200 PM MST SAT NOV 28 2009
Expiration: 1230 AM MST SUN NOV 29 2009 Expires:200911290730;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1159 AM MST SAT NOV 28 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-
1159 AM MST SAT NOV 28 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
A DEVELOPING EARLY WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AREAS OF RAIN AND
SNOW TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWER BANDS HAVE
ALREADY DEVELOPED THIS MORNING OVER THE MOGOLLON RIM AND KAIBAB
PLATEAU. THESE SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH NOON ON
SUNDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET ELEVATION.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS
EVENING OVER THE KAIBAB PLATEAU...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST
PLATEAUS...BLACK MESA AND THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY FOR THESE AREAS STARTING
TONIGHT THROUGH NOON ON SUNDAY. OTHER AREAS ABOVE 6000 FEET SHOULD
EXPECT BETWEEN 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THROUGH NOON ON SUNDAY.
DRIVERS ARE URGED TO BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS
WITH LOW VISIBILITIES AND ICY ROADS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA
THROUGH MONDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
COLD EASTERLY FLOW WILL AFFECT THE REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING GENERALLY EAST OF FLAGSTAFF. THE
BEST CHANCES OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY WILL
BE ABOVE 5500 FEET....SOUTHEAST OF FLAGSTAFF....ESPECIALLY OVER
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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