Flash Flood Warning 32, NWS Phoenix, AZ

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WGUS75 KPSR 092000
FFSPSR

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1258 PM MST TUE AUG 9 2005

AZC013-092130-
MARICOPA AZ-
1258 PM MST TUE AUG 9 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 230 PM MST FOR NORTHWESTERN
MARICOPA COUNTY...

AT 1252 PM MST...RAIN GUAGES ON THE UPPER GRASS WASH...SOUTHEAST OF 
AGUILA...ARE REPORTING A TWO HOUR TOTAL OF 1.38 INCHES...LOWER 
AMOUNTS ARE REPORTED IN AGUILA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER 
RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY 
HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA...NEAR AND TO THE SOUTHEAST OF 
AGUILA. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS NEARLY STATIONARY.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GLADDEN AND
AGUILA.

LAT...LON 3401 11333 3401 11282 3360 11274 3360 11333

$$

RUNYAN

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1006 AM MST TUE AUG 9 2005

SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA
FORECAST DISCUSSION

.SYNOPSIS...
A VERY MOIST MONSOONAL AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO COVER SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA THIS WEEK AND
WEEKEND. AS A RESULT...THE CHANCE FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE...WITH THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE
AND INTENSITY VARYING FROM DAY TO DAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
VERY MOIST MONSOONAL AIRMASS REMAINS ENTRENCHED OVER THE REGION THIS
MORNING AS DEPICTED IN LATEST 12Z RAOB PLOTS AND SURFACE DATA.
CLOSEST TO HOME...MORNING SOUNDING AT KPSR INDICATED 850MB (700MB)
DEWPOINTS OF 17C (6C) RESULTING IN A ROBUST TOTAL PW VALUE OF 2.12
INCHES...A SLIGHT INCREASE OVER YESTERDAY.  SURFACE DEWPOINTS AROUND
THE CWA WHERE ALL IN THE 60S TO LOW 70S...PRODUCING A TROPICAL FEEL
TO THE AIRMASS. A COUPLE AREAS OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WERE STILL
ONGOING...A DYING MCS OVER NORTHERN MEXICO...AND A BACKBUILDING MCS
OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA. A FEW PRECIP ECHOES WERE NOTED OVER THE
CWA...MAINLY ACROSS WRN MARICOPA COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF YUMA AND LA
PAZ COUNTIES.  CURRENT FORECAST HAS SLIGHT CHANCE POPS THIS MORNING
OVER MOST AREAS...AND THIS LOOK GOOD.

MAIN CHALLENGES IN THE SHORT TERM REVOLVE AROUND CONVECTIVE
POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON. UPPER AIR PLOTS SHOW THE 300-250MB
HIGH CENTERED NEAR THE AZ/NM BORDER...WITH THE 500MB HIGH CENTERED A
BIT FURTHER NORTH OVER SOUTHERN CO.  AT 500MB A WEAK INVERTED TROUGH
WAS ALSO NOTED EXTENDED FROM NEAR THE BAJA SPUR NORTHWARD THROUGH NE
AZ. NO CLEAR CUT SIGN THAT A REALLY ACTIVE DAY IS IN STORE...BUT
WEAK DIFFLUENCE ALOFT SHOULD ALLOW FOR SOME RATHER VIGOROUS STORMS
TO DEVELOP. HOWEVER...PESKY DEBRIS CLOUDINESS OVER THE AREA NOT
ALLOWING FULL INSOLATION AT THIS TIME...ALTHOUGH SOME DISSIPATION IN
CLOUDS NOTED AS OF LATE.  IF WE DO GET SUBSTANTIAL SUNSHINE AND
TEMPS ARE ALLOWED TO WARM RAPIDLY...NO DOUBT WE WILL HAVE SOME
DECENT CAPE OVER THE AREA.  MODIFIED KPSR SOUNDING FOR A MAX TEMP OF
92 AND MEAN MIXING RATIO OF 13 G/KG YIELDS A MLCAPE VALUE OF NEARLY
1500 J/KG.  THUS WE SHOULD HAVE NO TROUBLE GETTING STORMS GOING IN
THE HIGHER TERRAIN IF WE HAVE ANY SUN AT ALL. AS HAS BEEN THE CASE
THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...STEERING FLOW WILL BE WEAK SO ANY STORMS
THAT DO FORM WILL BE SLOW MOVING AND EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCERS. THUS
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH POSSIBLE WET
MICROBURSTS WITH ANY TALL STORMS. TEMPS TODAY LOOK ON TRACK.

NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE THINKING FOR TOMORROW AS THE UPPER HIGHS
WOBBLE OVER NM/CO. INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT THE GFS DOES BRING WHAT
APPEARS TO BE A CONVECTIVELY INDUCED VORTMAX THROUGH THE AREA
TOMORROW. AS SUCH THE MAV GUIDANCE FOR KPHX SHOWS A POP OF 65 AT 00Z
ON 11 AUG. AT THIS TIME...WILL NOT BUY INTO THIS SOLUTION AND WILL
KEEP THE STANDARD CHANCE FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EARLY NIGHTTIME
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS GOING.

HAVENT HAD MUCH TIME TO LOOK AT THE EXTENDED...ALTHOUGH A SERIES OF
FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVES APPEARS TO TRACK THROUGH THE REGION ON
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.  MORE ON THIS IN THE
AFTERNOON DISCUSSION.
&&

.AVIATION...
DISCUSSION FOR 18Z TAFS. TAFS ADEQUATELY DEPICT CURRENT WEATHER. SEE
TAFS PHXTAFPHX...PHXTAFIWA...PHXTAFYUM...LAXTAFBLH...LAXTAFIPL FOR
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.

AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDED TAFS.

&&

.PSR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AZ...NONE.
CA...NONE.

&&

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT

WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
545 AM MST TUE AUG 9 2005

AZZ020>023-025>028-CAZ031>033-100700-
GREATER PHOENIX AREA-IMPERIAL COUNTY-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-
545 AM MST (545 AM PDT) TUE AUG 9 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTH-CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST ARIZONA DESERTS AND FAR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA LOWER
DESERTS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY
ABUNDANT MONSOON MOISTURE OVER THE AREA WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER CHANCE
FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDER-
STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED THIS WEEK AND
WEEKEND. MONSOON MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ABUNDANT...AND A CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY
RAIN WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE
AND INTENSITY WILL VARY FROM DAY TO DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING...

AZZ024-CAZ030-100700-
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK/JTNP/-
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
545 AM MST (600 AM PDT) TUE AUG 9 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...AND FOR JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK IN
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY
ABUNDANT MONSOON MOISTURE OVER THE AREA WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER CHANCE
FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDER-
STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED THIS WEEK AND
WEEKEND. A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG
DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL VARY FROM DAY TO DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING...

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