Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Tucson, AZ

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WWUS45 KTWC 071946
WSWTWC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1246 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

AZZ019-030-080500-
/O.CON.KTWC.BZ.W.0001.091208T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0004.091208T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
1246 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON MST TUESDAY ABOVE 8000 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON MST TUESDAY BETWEEN 6000 AND 8000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO NOON MST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON MST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOW
  WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOR LOCATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET...12 TO 18
  INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET...6 TO 12
  INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS AROUND 7000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON WILL FALL
  TO 5000 FEET TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WINDY WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WIND SPEEDS TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
  EXPECTED TO HAVE GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND UP
  TO 70 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET. 
  THE STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN 
  BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS IN FALLING/BLOWING SNOW WITH 
  VISIBILITIES BEING REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT 
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 8000 FEET. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE 
  EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE... 
  ESPECIALLY DUE TO DRIFTING OF SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT 
  ACCUMULATION BY TUESDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION
IS ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

&&

$$

AZZ033>035-080500-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0004.091208T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
1246 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON MST TUESDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO NOON MST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...VALLEY RAIN AND SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL OCCUR
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO MIDDAY TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOR LOCATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET...12 TO 18 
  INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET...6 TO 
  12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. 

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS AROUND 7000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON WILL FALL
  TO 5000 FEET TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WINDY WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WIND SPEEDS TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
  EXPECTED TO HAVE GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND UP
  TO 70 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET. 
  THE STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN 
  AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER 
  MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. 
  SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY DUE TO DRIFTING 
  OF SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION BY TUESDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION
IS ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

&&

$$

000 
WWUS45 KTWC 080457
WSWTWC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
957 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

AZZ019-030-081200-
/O.CON.KTWC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
957 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY  
ABOVE 8000 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
TUESDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY
FOR ABOVE 6000 FEET. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON MST TUESDAY ABOVE 8000 FEET.

* TIMING...WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOW
  WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOR LOCATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET...15 TO 20
  INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET...12 TO
  16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS AROUND 7000 FEET LATE THIS EVENING
  FALLING TO 5000 FEET TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WIND SPEEDS TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING EXPECTED
  TO HAVE GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND UP TO 70 MPH
  IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD LIKE
  CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO
  LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 8000 FEET.
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. SOME ROADS MAY
  BECOME IMPASSABLE... ESPECIALLY DUE TO DRIFTING OF SNOW AND
  SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION BY TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION
IS ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

&&

$$

AZZ033>035-081200-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
957 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
TUESDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY
ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* TIMING...VALLEY RAIN AND SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL OCCUR
  TONIGHT INTO MIDDAY TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOR LOCATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET...12 TO 18 
  INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET...6 TO 
  12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. 

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS AROUND 7000 FEET LATE THIS EVENING WILL FALL
  TO 5000 FEET TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SPEEDS TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING EXPECTED TO
  HAVE GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND UP TO 70 MPH IN
  THE MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT
  TIMES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. SOME ROADS
  MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY DUE TO DRIFTING OF SNOW AND
  SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION BY TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION
IS ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

&&

$$

000 
WWUS45 KTWC 081135
WSWTWC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
435 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

AZZ034-035-081900-
/O.CAN.KTWC.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
/O.NEW.KTWC.WW.Y.0008.091208T1135Z-091208T1900Z/
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
435 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
MST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING...SCATTERED VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS
  MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 5500 FEET THIS
  MORNING.

* WINDS...SPEEDS THIS MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE GUSTS TO AROUND
  70 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS THEN DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF 
  BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT 
  TIMES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. SOME 
  ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY DUE TO DRIFTING OF 
  SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION BY TUESDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE LIKELY
WHICH WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

AZZ019-030-081900-
/O.CON.KTWC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
435 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. A
BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. 

* TIMING...WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOW
  WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FINAL TOTALS FROM THIS STORM WILL BE 15 TO
  20 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET AND 12 TO 16 INCHES BETWEEN 6000 AND
  7000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO 5000 FEET THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...WIND SPEEDS THIS MORNING EXPECTED TO HAVE GUSTS TO
  AROUND 50 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND UP TO 75 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD LIKE
  CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS
  THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 8000 FEET.
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. SOME ROADS MAY
  BECOME IMPASSABLE... ESPECIALLY DUE TO DRIFTING OF SNOW AND
  SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION BY THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION
IS ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

&&

$$

AZZ033-081900-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-
435 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. 

* TIMING...VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
  MORNING BEFORE ENDING THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS FROM THIS STORM WILL RANGE
  FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET AND 6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN
  6000 AND 7000 FEET..

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS AROUND 5500 FEET THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING IN THE
  MOUNTAINS THEN DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF 
  BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT 
  TIMES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. SOME 
  ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY DUE TO DRIFTING OF 
  SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION BY TUESDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION
IS ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

&&

$$

000 
WWUS45 KTWC 081711
WSWTWC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1011 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

AZZ019-030-081815-
/O.CAN.KTWC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
/O.CAN.KTWC.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
1011 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

THE HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS HAVE MOVED OUT OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE
COUNTIES WITH ONLY LIGHT SHOWERS REMAINING. ACCUMULATIONS OF AN
INCH OR TWO ARE STILL POSSIBLE AT HIGH ELEVATIONS. STRONG WINDS
WILL REMAIN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH BLOWING SNOW AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.

$$

AZZ033-081815-
/O.CAN.KTWC.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-
1011 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

THE MAJORITY OF THE SNOW SHOWERS HAVE MOVED OFF THE SANTA CATALINA
AND RINCON MOUNTAINS. LIGHT SNOW SHOWER WILL OCCUR SPORADICALLY
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.

$$

AZZ034-035-081900-
/O.CON.KTWC.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
1011 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY.

* TIMING...SCATTERED VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL OCCUR 
  THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET IN THE
  MORE INTENSE SHOWERS.

* WINDS...STRONG WINDS REMAIN IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF COCHISE
  COUNTY. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE LIKELY
WHICH WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
350 AM PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM
THE NORTHWEST TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN
AND SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOW TO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA TONIGHT INTO
MIDDAY TUESDAY. DRIER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER
CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...LOTS OF THINGS TO CONSIDER THIS MORNING WHICH LED TO
THE DISCUSSION BEING LATE. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED MAINLY MID-HI
LEVEL MOISTURE STREAMING ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST IN ADVANCE OF
THE UPPER LOW OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. DEEPER MOISTURE WITH
PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OVER ONE INCH WAS APPROACHING SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA COAST. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY
AS THE UPPER LOW DROPS SSE INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. GOES DERIVED
HIGH DENSITY WINDS DEPICTED WIND SPEEDS UP TO 45 KNOTS AROUND 700 MB
APPROACHING SOCAL. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE SPREADING OVER THE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. MORE LATER ON HOW
THIS CHANGED OUR FORECAST. WITH THE MOISTURE INCREASING LATER TODAY
EXPECT TO SEE SHOWERS DEVELOPING WEST AND NORTH OF TUCSON. AS THE
UPPER TROF GETS CLOSER THIS EVENING...EXPECT SHOWERS TO INCREASE IN
AREAL COVERAGE. SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 6000 FEET AND WITH
EXCELLENT UPSLOPE FLOW...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL BE
OCCURRING IN THE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY FROM EASTERN PIMA COUNTY
NORTHEAST INTO THE WHITES. PRIMETIME FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL BE
BETWEEN 8 PM TONIGHT INTO 5 AM TUESDAY. EARLIER I MENTIONED ABOUT
STRONGER WINDS TONIGHT WHERE THE MODELS ARE INDICATING THAT GUSTS UP
TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET. THAT COMBINED WITH THE
FALLING SNOW...WHICH COULD BE AS MUCH AS 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT
TIMES...WILL DEVELOP BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS IN THE
CATALINA/PINALENO AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. THUS HAVE DECIDED TO HOIST A
RARE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THESE MOUNTAIN RANGES. WILL CONTINUE
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 8000 FEET DOWN TO 6000 FEET WITH THE
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS RECEIVING THE LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS. CURRENTLY
GOING WITH UP TO 18 INCHES IN THE WHITES...12-14 INCHES IN THE
PINALENOS...UP TO A FOOT IN THE CATALINA/RINCONS...AND UP TO 10
INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF COCHISE/SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. WOULDNT BE
SURPRISE IF THE AMOUNTS WERE HIGHER IN THE WHITES WHEN THE EVENT IN
FINALLY DONE. WITH PEAK GRADIENT OCCURRING TONIGHT...WE HAVE DECIDED
TO ALSO HOIST A WIND ADVISORY ACROSS GRAHAM/GREENLEE/COCHISE AND
SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
COULD BE AS HIGH AS AN INCH NORTH OF TUCSON...OTHERWISE VALUES WILL
BE LESS THAN HALF AN INCH. THIS WILL DEFINITELY HELP IN EASING
CURRENT SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS.

TROF AXIS TO PUSH THROUGH ON TUESDAY WITH ACTIVITY ENDING FROM WEST
TO EAST. DRY WEDNESDAY THEN THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF VALLEY
SHOWERS/MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND AS SEVERAL
WEATHER SYSTEMS OFF THE EASTERN PACIFIC MOVE THROUGH THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST UNDER FAST ZONAL FLOW ALOFT.

COOL TEMPERATURES TO START THE WEEK WITH THE COLDEST READINGS ON
TUESDAY THEN A SLOW WARMUP INTO THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...CONSIDERABLE LAYERED CLOUDS ABOVE 12K FT THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. EXPECT BASES TO LOWER TO AROUND 8KFT AGL DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS WITH SCT -SHRA DEVELOPING...MAINLY WEST AND NORTH OF
TUCSON. THESE CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA TONIGHT WITH BASES LOWERING DOWN TO AROUND 6KFT
AGL. AREAS OF MVFR CONDITIONS DUE TO SHRA/HIGHER TERRAIN SHSN
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SURFACE WINDS GENERALLY SLY/SWLY 8-18
INCREASING 15-25 KTS AND GUSTY TONIGHT. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT
UPDATED FOR TAF AMENDMENTS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AT THIS TIME.

&&

.TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
  WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST TODAY TO 12 NOON MST
   TUESDAY BETWEEN 6000 AND 8000 FEET FOR ZONES 019-030

  BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TODAY TO 12 NOON MST TUESDAY
   ABOVE 8000 FEET FOR ZONES 019-030.

  WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST TODAY TO 12 NOON MST
   TUESDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR ZONES 033>035.

  WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST TONIGHT TO 12 NOON MST
   TUESDAY FOR ZONES 019-030-034>035.

WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
115 PM MST SUN DEC 6 2009

AZZ019-030-033>035-071200-
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
115 PM MST SUN DEC 6 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO NOON MST
TUESDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS...OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS MONDAY MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST WITH LOCALIZED VISIBILITIES NEAR ONE HALF OF A MILE.
OTHERWISE...WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WILL
BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING. ALSO...6 TO 12
INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST BETWEEN 6000 FEET AND 7000 FEET. SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE
AT TIMES. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

DRY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS MONDAY MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST WITH LOCALIZED VISIBILITIES NEAR ONE HALF OF A MILE.
OTHERWISE...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY. DRY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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