HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 354 PM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 230 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
354 PM MST SUN DEC 6 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-
354 PM MST SUN DEC 6 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
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA
MONDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN
UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOGOLLON
RIM. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN
ARIZONA ABOVE 5000 FEET. SEE THE PRODUCT (PHXWSWFGZ) FOR DETAILS.
FAIR AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONAL WINTRY WEATHER IS POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AS PACIFIC MOISTURE COMBINES WITH A SERIES OF
WEATHER DISTURBANCES.
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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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 256 PM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO NOON MST
TUESDAY FOR AREAS ABOVE 5000...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO
NOON MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* 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 6000 FEET MONDAY EVENING AND THEN FALL RAPIDLY
  TO 4000 FEET TUESDAY .
* 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 DUE TO DRIFTING OF SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT
  ACCUMULATION BY MONDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TAKE
EMERGENCY SUPPLIES THAT INCLUDE WINTER CLOTHING...FOOD...WATER AND
A FLASHLIGHT. TELL FAMILY AND FRIENDS YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE...THE
PLANNED ARRIVAL TIME AT YOUR DESTINATION...AND THE TYPE AND COLOR
OF VEHICLE YOU ARE DRIVING IN CASE YOU GET STRANDED. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND/OR CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT
WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV.FLAGSTAFF.
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BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 256 PM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO NOON MST
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO NOON MST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL START MONDAY MORNING WITH ITS INTENSITY
  INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
  MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* SNOW LEVELS...WILL START AROUND 5000 FEET MONDAY MORNING...RISE
  TO 6000 FEET MONDAY EVENING AND THEN FALL RAPIDLY TO 4000 FEET
  BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 24 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE
  MORNING. LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME SUSTAINED FROM 20 TO 35
  MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF
  SNOWFALL...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY
  MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MONDAY WITH
  DETERIORATING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO TUESDAY
  MORNING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...DUE TO
  SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH
WINDS GREATER THAN 35 MPH AND VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY LESS THAN
ONE QUARTER MILE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...TAKE EMERGENCY SUPPLIES
INCLUDING WINTER CLOTHING...FOOD...WATER...AND A FLASHLIGHT. FOR
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND/OR CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT
WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ FLAGSTAFF.
&&
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 256 PM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING FOR AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET...
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
* TIMING...SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO START MONDAY EVENING...AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING TUESDAY.
* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN IN THE 5500 TO 6000 FOOT
  RANGE THROUGH SUNSET MONDAY AND THEN FALL TO 4000 FEET EARLY
  TUESDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET MAY RECEIVE BETWEEN 2
  TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY AND PEAK BY
  MONDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
  MPH MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE
  AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
* IMPACTS...ROADWAYS ABOVE 5000 FEET MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED
  MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS.
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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