HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 541 AM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
540 AM 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-
540 AM 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...TODAY 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET. SEE THE WATCH PRODUCT (PHXWSWFGZ) FOR
DETAILS.
ADDITIONAL WINTRY WEATHER IS POSSIBLE LATE IN THE WEEK 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 WATCH
Issue Date: 644 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET.
* SNOW WILL START MONDAY MORNING...WITH SNOWFALL INTENSITY
INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END TUESDAY
MORNING.
* SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 5000 FEET WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW
EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET.
* TWO TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET.
FOR LOCATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED WITH LOCALIZED POCKETS OF UP TO TWO FEET.
* ROADWAYS ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED DURING THE
MORNING HOURS MONDAY WITH DETERIORATING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
DAY MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE
EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE BY MONDAY
NIGHT.
* WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY AND PEAK BY MONDAY NIGHT.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20-30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED OVER
MUCH OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. OVER THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY...WINDS WILL BE STRONGER WITH SPEEDS OF 30-40 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
OF SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DURING TIMES OF HEAVY
SNOWFALL.
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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