HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 659 AM MST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
658 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009
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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
658 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 NOON MST TODAY ABOVE
6000 FEET. PLEASE REFER TO THE WWUS45 KTWC PRODUCT FOR MORE DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.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: 435 AM MST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
MST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
* TIMING...SCATTERED VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS
MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET.
* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 5500 FEET THIS
MORNING.
* WINDS...SPEEDS THIS MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE GUSTS TO AROUND
70 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS THEN DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT
TIMES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. SOME
ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY DUE TO DRIFTING OF
SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION BY TUESDAY MORNING.
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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WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1015 PM MST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR
SIERRA VISTA AND BISBEE AREAS ...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY
BELOW 6000 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR THE BISBEE
AND SIERRA VISTA AREAS. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
MST TUESDAY BELOW 6000 FEET FOR THE REST OF COCHISE COUNTY.
* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING.
THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL MID-MORNING...BEFORE SLOWLY
DECREASING THROUGH MID-DAY TUESDAY.
* WINDS...SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
55 MPH. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE
SIERRA VISTA AND BISBEE AREAS.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH CAN
PRODUCE DAMAGE TO TREES AND BUILDING STRUCTURES. MOTORISTS ON
INTERSTATE 10 AND STATE HIGHWAY 90 WILL ENCOUNTER CROSS WINDS
MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER
ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
HIGHER. SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR
LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW
WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. USE EXTREME
CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AND EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES GREATLY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR THE LATEST ON
THIS HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 104 PM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO NOON MST
TUESDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO
NOON MST TUESDAY. THIS WARNING UPGRADES THE WINTER STORM WATCH
WHICH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY WITH
WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOW EXPECTED
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOR LOCATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET...12 TO 18
INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET...6 TO 12
INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE AROUND 7000 FEET
MONDAY AFTERNOON...THEN FALL TO 5000 FEET TUESDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...BREEZY TO WINDY WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO
30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN.
* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET. THE
STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT
TIMES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. SOME ROADS
MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY DUE TO DRIFTING OF SNOW AND
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION BY TUESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION
IS ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
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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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