HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 302 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 800 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
252 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
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252 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TO 6 AM MST ABOVE
6000 FEET WHERE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AND
SUSTAINED WINDS UPWARDS OF 30 MPH MAY CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY. MUCH
COLDER WEDNESDAY THEN DRY BUT REMAINING COOL CHRISTMAS EVE INTO THE
WEEKEND.
.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: 214 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT.
  SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 6000
  FEET IN ...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING.
* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO NEAR 6500 FEET THIS
  EVENING...THEN DROPPING TO BETWEEN 4000 TO 4500 FEET BY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO
  AROUND ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO
  SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW.
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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