Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1124 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST ARIZONA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
.A WINTER STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST TODAY
WILL MAKE ITS WAY TO THE SAN DIEGO COASTLINE THIS EVENING...THEN
TRACK EAST THROUGH SOUTHERN ARIZONA AND SONORA MEXICO WEDNESDAY
INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT HIGH
ELEVATION SNOWFALL...WITH SNOWFALL POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER VALLEY
LOCATIONS AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET BY
LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
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NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORACLE...DOUGLAS...SIERRA VISTA
1124 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
* TIMING...THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS
SOUTHERN ARIZONA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE AT 4000 FEET...WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL ABOVE 7000 FEET.
* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL START OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING
AROUND 6000 FEET...THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 3500 TO 4000 FEET BY
LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
35 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL CAUSE ICY AND
SLICK ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
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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Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
954 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
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SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...
ALAMOGORDO...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON...LORDSBURG...
DEMING...LAS CRUCES...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
954 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM TO MOVE TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
AN UPPER LOW OVER THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE TO NORTHERN
MEXICO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL
BEGIN WEST OF DEMING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND SPREAD TO THE
REMAINDER OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
UPPER LOW WILL MOVE TO THE BIG BEND OF TEXAS EARLY THURSDAY EVENING
AND ALLOW OUR AREA TO BEGIN CLEARING OUT AT THAT TIME.
HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAIN AREAS...WITH THE BEST
SHOT AT HEAVY SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW
LEVELS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 7500 FEET AND DROP TO
AROUND 5500 FEET THURSDAY MORNING. A FEW LOWLAND AREAS SUCH AS
SIERRA...OTERO AND HUDSPETH COULD SEE A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW
THURSDAY MORNING...BUT LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
PERSONS SHOULD LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA
OUTLETS FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES ON THE IMPENDING STORM.
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TRIPOLI
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
615 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
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WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-KAIBAB PLATEAU-COCONINO PLATEAU-
NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-
NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-
BLACK MESA AREA-LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-
615 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN
GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY
PATCHY DENSE FOG AND LOW CLOUDS...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
MOGOLLON RIM...WILL LATER DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. WIDELY SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...ESPECIALLY FROM
FLAGSTAFF TO THE NORTH AND WEST. SOME OF THESE SHOWERS MAY BE
BRIEFLY HEAVY...AND COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. THE MAIN POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL BE FOCUSED ON
AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET ALONG THE EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM AND WHITE
MOUNTAINS...WHERE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL
TOTALS ELSEWHERE SHOULD GENERALLY BE CONFINED TO 1 TO 3 INCHES OR
LESS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
502 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
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LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
502 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010 /402 AM PST TUE FEB 9 2010/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST
ARIZONA...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...
SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SONORAN DESERT ON
WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AS
THE LOW MOVES THROUGH. SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...AND
BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT
DEVELOPS.
DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN BY EARLY THURSDAY AND REMAIN THROUGH AT LEAST
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
502 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
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SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
502 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL
ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
SHOWERS WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA WEDNESDAY AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO
AROUND 5000 FEET. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET AND UP TO ONE INCH FROM 4000 TO 5000 FEET
FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
DRY WEATHER WILL BEGIN TO MOVE IN LATE THURSDAY AND LAST INTO AT
LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
219 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
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NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
219 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST TODAY WILL
MAKE ITS WAY TO THE SAN DIEGO COASTLINE THIS EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN TRACK EAST THROUGH SOUTHERN
ARIZONA AND SONORA MEXICO WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THIS
STORM WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT HIGH ELEVATION SNOWFALL...WITH
SNOWFALL POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER VALLEY LOCATIONS AS SNOW LEVELS
LOWER TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET. SEE PHXWSWTWC OR WWUS45 FOR DETAILS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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