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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
252 PM 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-
252 PM 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...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 TUESDAY.

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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WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

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.

$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
548 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010

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WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
548 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING FOR THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND
ADJACENT PLAINS...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM
PUEBLO TO COLORADO SPRINGS. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES FOR
MUCH OF THE DAY WITH A SECOND ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...FOR THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND
ADJACENT PLAINS BEFORE ENDING OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
WILL BE MINOR WITH GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. LIGHT SNOWFALL IS ALSO FORECAST OVER THE
EASTERN SAN JUANS AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. FOG IS
FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER AND SAN
LUIS VALLEYS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES PRODUCING HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY THROUGH
SUNDAY ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. GENERALLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS
OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED.

AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER
MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. FOG COULD
BECOME LOCALLY DENSE...WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING BELOW 1/2 MILE
AT TIMES.

SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER MOUNTAIN AREAS...AND ALONG AND WEST OF THE
INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
545 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010

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ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GRAND VALLEY-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
545 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MIDWEEK...WITH A
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE SOUTHERN VALLEYS ON WEDNESDAY.

A STRONGER STORM COULD BRING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TO THE HIGH
MOUNTAIN PASSES OF NORTHEAST UTAH...AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO
...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...DUE TO INCREASING SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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JAD/CJC

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