Dust Storm Warning 4, NWS Tucson, AZ

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
105 PM MST THU JUL 19 2007

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS.
ADEQUATE MOISTURE IN COMBINATION WITH DAYTIME HEATING WILL PROVIDE
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS. ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE INTO THE WEEKEND AS STRONGER
EASTERLY FLOW OCCURS.

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.DISCUSSION...STARTING TO SEE SOME DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE RIM WITH A
THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST OF ST JOHNS. CURRENT WATER VAPOR SHOWS DRIER
AIR CONTINUING TO PUSH INTO SE AZ...STARTING TO WORK ITS WAY INTO
SANTA CRUZ AND EXTREME EASTERN PIMA. EXPECTING DEVELOPMENT TO START
EITHER ALONG THE RIM OR ALONG THIS WET/DRY BOUNDRY. GOES IMAGERY
SHOWS PW VALUES RANGING FROM AROUND AN INCH TO A LITTLE OVER AN INCH
AND A HALF...COINCIDING VERY WELL WITH THIS MORNINGS SOUNDING.
CURRENT TEMPERATURE AT KTUS HAS JUMPED UP TO 101. WITH A COUPLE OF
HOURS OF HEATING LEFT TO GO...HIGH OF 102 SHOULD BE RIGHT ON THE
MARK..IF NOT SLIGHTLY UNDERDONE.

MODELS STILL PROGGING UP DAYS TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH REGARDS TO
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH AT LEAST A SLIGHT DOWNWARD TREND IN
AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES. WITH MINOR TWEAKS AND
UPDATES...INHERITED FORECAST LOOKED FINE. FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND
DISCUSSION...PLEASE REFER TO PREV DISCUSSION SECTION BELOW.

KEMX RADAR IS NOW OPERATIONAL.

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.FIRE WEATHER...THE DAILY CYCLE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND.
WINDS WILL BE DIURNALLY DRIVEN...WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
DUE TO SURFACE HEATING. ADDITIONALLY...ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT OCCUR
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OVERNIGHT WILL BE IN THE 45 TO 75 PERCENT
RANGE...WITH VALUES DROPPING IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS INTO THE 20 TO
30 PERCENT RANGE.

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.AVIATION...SCT TSRA/SHRA COVERAGE ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT BKN090CB...VRB WIND GUSTS
TO 45 KTS AND BRIEF VISIBILITY REDUCTION TO UNDER 3 SM DUE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL WITHIN A THUNDERSTORM OR BLOWING DUST DUE TO STRONG OUTFLOW
WINDS. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR TAF AND TWEB AMENDMENTS.

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.CLIMATE...THE CONSECUTIVE DAY STREAK OF DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES
OF 100 OR GREATER AT THE TUCSON AIRPORT HAS REACHED 37 DAYS AS OF
THURSDAY. HAVING ALREADY HIT 101 AT THE TUCSON INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT...TODAY QUALIFIES AS DAY 37. DUE TO INCREASED MOISTURE AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WE ARE FORECASTING 99
FOR FRIDAY AND 97 FOR SATURDAY SO IT LOOKS LIKE TUCSON WILL FALL
JUST SHORT OF TYING THE ALL-TIME RECORD OF 39 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. IN
ANY EVENT...IT WILL BE ANOTHER HISTORIC RUN OF 100+ TEMPERATURES FOR
TUCSON.

TOP 5 LONGEST CONSECUTIVE DAY STREAKS OF HIGHS 100 DEGREES OR BETTER:

1) 39 DAYS IN 2005 (JUNE 14TH TO JULY 22ND)
   39 DAYS IN 1987 (JUNE 7TH TO JULY 15TH)
3) 37 DAYS IN 2007 (JUNE 13TH TO JULY 18TH) ***
4) 33 DAYS IN 2002 (JUNE 13TH TO JULY 15TH)
5) 32 DAYS IN 1942 (JUNE 13TH TO JULY 14TH)

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.PREV DISCUSSION...CURRENT SATELLITE SHOWS CLEAR SKIES OVER SE AZ
THIS MORNING. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A PATCH OF DRY AIR STARTING
TO INCH INTO EXTREME SE COCHISE COUNTY...WITH THE MUCH ADVERTISED
INVERTED TROF STILL OVER WEST TEXAS. THIS FEATURE WILL CONTINUE TO
INCH ITS WAY OVER TO SE AZ TODAY AND INTO TOMORROW. 12Z KTWC
SOUNDING SHOWS A MORE UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND LESS OF A CAP TO WORK
THROUGH THAN 24 HOURS AGO.

MODEL DATA SHOWS TODAY TO BE MORE ACTIVE THAN YESTERDAY. MOISTURE
FROM THE AFOREMENTIONED INVERTED TROF WILL BEGIN TO MAKE ITS WAY
INTO THE STATE AS WELL AS STRONG DYNAMICS WORKING INTO SE AZ BY
EARLY EVENING. THIS INCREASE IN ACTIVITY WILL HOLD THROUGH
FRIDAY...AS MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AND DYNAMICS WILL
RE-EMERGE BY TOMORROW EVENING. THOUGH THIS WOULD ADVERTISE THAT THE
MAIN THREAT WILL BE WET MICROBURSTS...THERE MAY ALSO BE A FLASH
FLOOD THREAT. NAM HAS BEEN CONSISTENT IN PRODUCING BULLSEYES OF VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL. WHILE DOUBTFUL THAT THE MODEL WILL HIT THE LOCATIONS
ITS AIMING FOR...THE CONSISTENCY IS ENOUGH TO CONVINCE THAT ISOLATED
LOCATIONS IN SE AZ MAY BE AT RISK FOR LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL TO
THE TUNE OF 3-5 INCHES. DUE TO ALL THE ACTIVITY LEADING UP TO THE
WEEKEND...THERE IS THE VERY REAL PROSPECT THAT SATURDAY WILL BE A
DOWN DAY. WHILE THE LINGERING CLOUDINESS WILL BE ENOUGH TO MINIMIZE
THUNDER...STILL A CHANCE FOR RAIN AND EVEN ANOTHER ROUND OF
LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN. AS WITH THE PREVIOUS SHIFT...AFTER
SATURDAY...WILL RUN THE STANDARD MONSOON FORECAST.

WILL FINALLY START TO SEE A DOWNTURN IN DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES.
CURRENT FORECAST HAS TODAY AT 102...KEEPING THE STREAK ALIVE...BUT
TOMORROW MAY SEE THE END. CURRENT FORECAST IS GOING WITH UPPER 90S
FOR FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND...BEFORE HITTING THE CENTURY MARK ONCE
MORE AS WE ENTER INTO THE NEW WEEK.

OF NOTE...KEMX RADAR IS STILL DOWN. NO ESTIMATE AS TO WHEN IT WILL
BE BACK UP AND RUNNING. TECHNICIANS ARE WORKING ON THE PROBLEM.

DO NOT FORESEE ANY MAJOR CHANGES TO FORECAST.

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.TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

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SMR/GL/JRG

WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
620 AM MST THU JUL 19 2007

AZZ019-030-033>035-201300-
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
620 AM MST THU JUL 19 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HIGH PRESSURE NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL MAINTAIN AN EASTERLY
FLOW ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND SLOWLY MOVE INTO
THE VALLEYS. SOME STORMS MAY APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH MAY
CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING PROBLEMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AS THE UPPER HIGH
REMAINS NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION...EXPECT AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY WITH A FEW APPROACHING SEVERE
LIMITS. FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A THREAT EACH DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

AZZ029-201300-
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-
620 AM MST THU JUL 19 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HIGH PRESSURE NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL MAINTAIN AN EASTERLY
FLOW ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND SLOWLY MOVE INTO
THE VALLEY. SOME STORMS MAY APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. HEAVY
RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH MAY CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING
PROBLEMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AS THE UPPER HIGH
REMAINS NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION...EXPECT AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY WITH A FEW APPROACHING SEVERE
LIMITS. FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A THREAT EACH DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

AZZ031-032-201300-
WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-
620 AM MST THU JUL 19 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ONE MORE HOT DAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN PIMA COUNTY WITH DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES IN THE 105 TO 110 RANGE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY
ALSO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT
OF THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS THAT MAY APPROACH SEVERE
LIMITS AND ALSO BRIEF HEAVY RAIN THAT MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AS THE UPPER HIGH
REMAINS NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION...EXPECT EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY WITH A FEW APPROACHING SEVERE LIMITS. FLASH
FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A THREAT EACH DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
635 PM MST THU JUL 19 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0605 PM     HAIL             N PATAGONIA             31.54N 110.75W
07/19/2007  M1.50 INCH       SANTA CRUZ         AZ   TRAINED SPOTTER

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
652 PM MST THU JUL 19 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0651 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 NNE GREEN VALLEY      31.92N 110.99W
07/19/2007  E60 MPH          PIMA               AZ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DUST STORM ALSO IN PROGRESS.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
658 PM MST THU JUL 19 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0653 PM     HAIL             N ARIVACA JUNCTION      31.73N 111.06W
07/19/2007  E1.00 INCH       PIMA               AZ   TRAINED SPOTTER

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
722 PM MST THU JUL 19 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0722 PM     TSTM WND GST     CORONA DE TUCSON        31.95N 110.77W
07/19/2007  E60 MPH          PIMA               AZ   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0722 PM     DUST STORM       CORONA DE TUCSON        31.95N 110.77W
07/19/2007                   PIMA               AZ   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
730 PM MST THU JUL 19 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0730 PM     DUST STORM       TUCSON                  32.24N 110.94W
07/19/2007                   PIMA               AZ   NWS EMPLOYEE

            VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE AT NWS TUCSON ON UOFA CAMPUS

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
734 PM MST THU JUL 19 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0733 PM     DUST STORM       8 WNW TUCSON            32.26N 111.07W
07/19/2007                   PIMA               AZ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE

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