Flash Flood Warning 70, NWS Tucson, AZ

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WGUS75 KTWC 142035
FFSTWC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
130 PM MST SUN AUG 14 2005

AZC019-021-023-142045-
SANTA CRUZ AZ-PIMA AZ-PINAL AZ-
130 PM MST SUN AUG 14 2005

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL PIMA...SOUTH CENTRAL 
PINAL...AND NORTH CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES ONLY LIGHT 
PRECIPITATION IS FALLING IN THESE COUNTIES AT THIS TIME. THUS THE 
FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THESE AREAS IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 
DRIVERS SHOULD STILL USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING LOW WATER 
CROSSING.

SIGNIFICANT FLOW REMAINS IN BRAWLEY WASH AND IS EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE 
AFTER 600 PM THIS EVENING. A SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING IS BEING 
ISSUED FOR THIS AREA TO HIGHLIGHT THE LONGER TERM NATURE OF THIS 
FLOODING. FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS CHECK PRODUCT WGUS45 KTWC/PHXFLWTWC.

LAT...LON 3169 11210 3157 11148 3153 11103 3155 11087             
3163 11072 3193 11099 3225 11110 3284 11057
      3275 11161 3221 11211

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GWS

WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
923 AM MST SUN AUG 14 2005

.SYNOPSIS...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST NEW
MEXICO TODAY AS ANOTHER DISTURBANCE DROPS DOWN THE CALIFORNIA COAST.
INITIALLY THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL ENHANCE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
TODAY...PARTICULARLY FROM TUCSON EAST. HOWEVER AS THE WEST COAST LOW
TURNS WINDS ALOFT TO THE SOUTHWEST ON MONDAY...DRIER AIR WILL SPREAD
INTO SOUTHERN ARIZONA. BY MIDWEEK...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CONFINED
ONLY TO THE MOUNTAINS. HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER
NEW MEXICO BY NEXT WEEKEND...WHICH WILL BRING DEEPER MOISTURE BACK
INTO THE REGION.
&&

.DISCUSSION...RATHER BUSY THIS MORNING WITH FLASH FLOODING ACROSS
PARTS OF OUR CWA. THE MAIN CONCERN TODAY WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR
ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AS STORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE
WESTWARD TOWARD THE LOWER DESERTS. THE NEXT AREA OF CONCERN WILL BE
TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY...SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY AND THE REST OF SANTA
CRUZ COUNTY. WILL LIKELY BE ISSUING ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS FOR THESE
AREAS YET THIS MORNING.
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...ISSUED AT 619 AM MST SUN AUG 14 2005 BY PYTLAK.
CLOSED UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO THROW SURPRISES AT US THIS MORNING.
TSTMS HAVE FIRED AS EXPECTED AT THE NOSE OF THE DRY SLOT. WHAT I DID
NOT EXPECT WAS FOR THE PRECIP TO WRAP SO FAR BACK INTO SE AZ. KEMX
VWP IS SHOWING A WEAK E FLOW GRADUALLY LOWERING THROUGH THE
TROPOSPHERE, WHICH SUGGESTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COLD CONVEYOR
BELT. THAT IS AN INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT, BE NOT SURPRISING GIVEN
HOW WOUND UP THE LOW IS JUST S OF THE NM BOOTHEEL. WITH MORE SHOWERS
FILLING IN AS FAR W AS KTUS, HAVE DECIDED TO RAISE POPS A LITTLE
MORE FROM KTUS E, ADD SOME +RA WORDING TO ZONE 35, INCREASE THE
CLOUD COVER, AND LOWER TEMPS A NOTCH. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE
IF THE CLOUDS AND MORNING PRECIP CAN SHUT US DOWN LATER TODAY. KTUS
12Z SOUNDING SHOWS A TRIGGER TEMP OF ONLY 84F, BUT MODIFYING FOR
86/60 STILL YIELDS A CAPE AROUND 1300 J/KG.

ALSO NOTICED THE 06Z GFS CAME IN LOOKING SIMILAR TO THE 06Z ETA.
BOTH HAVE FAIRLY HIGH POPS BUT ARE MORE REASONABLE IN KEEPING THE
HEAVIER QPF IN THE E CWA. OUR CURRENT QPF FORECAST COVERS THAT
GENERAL IDEA. ALTHOUGH THE GFS LOOKS WAY OFF IN THE SHORT TERM, ITS
SOLUTION AFTER TONIGHT STILL LOOKS GOOD AND IN LINE WITH PREVIOUS
TRENDS, THE ENSEMBLE MEAN, AND OTHER MEDIUM RANGE MODELS. STARTING
MON THE SW FLOW WILL RESUME AND BRING DRIER AND MUCH WARMER AIR INTO
ALL OF SE AZ. INITIALLY THE SW FLOW WILL BANK TSTMS UP ALONG THE
RIM. BUT FOR TUE/WED/THU, THE MID LEVELS WILL SIMPLY BE TOO WARM TO
GET ANYTHING MORE THAN ISOLATED MOUNTAIN TSTMS. THE LOW LEVEL FLOW
WILL REMAIN WEAK, THOUGH, SO LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL NOT ENTIRELY
DEPART. THAT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR DAYS 5-7 ONCE THE WESTERLIES
RETREAT N AND THE W EXTENSION OF THE BERMUDA HIGH BUILDS BACK INTO
NM. BY DAY 6 THE GFS HAS OUR 700MB DEWPOINTS BACK UP TO MONSOONAL
LEVELS WITH 500MB TEMPS COOLING AFTER PEAKING AT AROUND -3C. THIS
2-3 DAY LULL WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO CLIMB BACK TO NORMAL, WHICH IN TURN
WILL ALLOW THE THERMAL LOW TO REDEVELOP AND OPEN THE DOOR FOR GULF
OF CA MOISTURE. WILL CONTINUE TREND OF SLOWLY BRING POPS BACK TOWARD
CLIMO NEXT WEEKEND.
&&

.AVIATION...TAF AND TWEBS ADEQUATELY COVER ALL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
AT KTUS.
&&

.TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
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WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON