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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Tucson, AZ

December 7, 2009

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this wind advisory at Dec 7, 2009, 4:31 AM MST. It took effect at Dec 7, 2009, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 7, 2009, 4:31 AM MST (11:31 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 7, 2009, 5:00 PM MST
Expired
Dec 8, 2009, 3:00 PM MST
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS75 KTWC 071131
NPWTWC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
431 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
THIS MORNING WILL TRACK EAST THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT. A
STRONG FRONT ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL TRACK
THROUGH SOUTHEAST ARIZONA LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
THIS FEATURE WILL RESULT IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS...WIDESPREAD
VALLEY RAIN AND SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOW IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA
MONDAY NIGHT INTO MIDDAY TUESDAY.

AZZ019-030-034-035-071945-
/O.NEW.KTWC.WI.Y.0018.091208T0600Z-091208T1900Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON...SAFFORD...NOGALES...
SIERRA VISTA
431 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST
TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY SOUTH WINDS THIS EVENING WILL
  BECOME WINDY SOUTHWEST WINDS BY MIDNIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL
  PERSIST UNTIL MID-MORNING...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND
  SLOWLY DECREASING THROUGH MID-DAY FRIDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS
  EVENING WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO
  THE MID-MORNING HOURS THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST BY MID-DAY AND
  DECREASE. WINDS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY THOSE
  LOCATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET...WILL BE MUCH STRONGER...WITH
  SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO
  60 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY WIDESPREAD
  VALLEY RAINFALL AND SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL. IN THE
  MOUNTAINS...THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW...WITH NEAR
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH
  THE STRONGEST WINDS. BLOWING DUST IS UNLIKELY TO ACCOMPANY THESE
  WINDS IN THE VALLEYS GIVEN THE CHANCES FOR MODERATE RAINFALL...
  LOCALIZED DRY SOILS MAY BE STILL BE PRESENT TONIGHT THAT WILL
  ALLOW FOR LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITIES
  BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER
ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
9 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KTWC 071736
NPWTWC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1036 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
THIS MORNING WILL TRACK EAST THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT. A
STRONG FRONT ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL TRACK
THROUGH SOUTHEAST ARIZONA LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
THIS FEATURE WILL RESULT IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS...WIDESPREAD
VALLEY RAIN AND SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOW IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA
MONDAY NIGHT INTO MIDDAY TUESDAY.

AZZ033-080100-
/O.EXA.KTWC.WI.Y.0018.091208T0600Z-091208T1900Z/
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TUCSON
1036 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST
TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY SOUTH WINDS THIS EVENING WILL 
  BECOME WINDY SOUTHWEST WINDS BY MIDNIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL 
  PERSIST UNTIL MID-MORNING...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND 
  SLOWLY DECREASING THROUGH MID-DAY TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS 
  EVENING WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL 
  PERSIST INTO THE MID-MORNING HOURS THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST BY 
  MID-DAY AND DECREASE. WINDS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY 
  THOSE LOCATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET...WILL BE MUCH STRONGER...WITH 
  SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 
  60 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY WIDESPREAD 
  VALLEY RAINFALL AND SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL. IN THE 
  MOUNTAINS...THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW...WITH 
  NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 
  FEET WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS. BLOWING DUST IS UNLIKELY TO 
  ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS IN THE VALLEYS GIVEN THE CHANCES FOR 
  MODERATE RAINFALL... LOCALIZED DRY SOILS MAY BE STILL BE 
  PRESENT TONIGHT THAT WILL ALLOW FOR LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING 
  DUST REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER
ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ019-030-034-035-080100-
/O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0018.091208T0600Z-091208T1900Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON...SAFFORD...NOGALES...
SIERRA VISTA
1036 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON MST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY SOUTH WINDS THIS EVENING WILL
  BECOME WINDY SOUTHWEST WINDS BY MIDNIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL
  PERSIST UNTIL MID-MORNING...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND
  SLOWLY DECREASING THROUGH MID-DAY TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS 
  EVENING WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL 
  PERSIST INTO THE MID-MORNING HOURS THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST BY 
  MID-DAY AND DECREASE. WINDS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY 
  THOSE LOCATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET...WILL BE MUCH STRONGER...WITH 
  SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 
  60 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY WIDESPREAD 
  VALLEY RAINFALL AND SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL. IN THE 
  MOUNTAINS...THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW...WITH 
  NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 
  FEET WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS. BLOWING DUST IS UNLIKELY TO 
  ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS IN THE VALLEYS GIVEN THE CHANCES FOR 
  MODERATE RAINFALL... LOCALIZED DRY SOILS MAY BE STILL BE 
  PRESENT TONIGHT THAT WILL ALLOW FOR LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING 
  DUST REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER
ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS75 KTWC 072242
NPWTWC

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

AZZ019-030-033>035-080645-
/O.EXT.KTWC.WI.Y.0018.091208T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON...SAFFORD...TUCSON...NOGALES...
SIERRA VISTA
342 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY BELOW 6000 FEET...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY BELOW
6000 FEET.

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
  EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL MID-MORNING...BEFORE
  SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND SLOWLY DECREASING THROUGH MID-DAY
  TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING WILL SHIFT TO
  THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. STRONG
  WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE MID-MORNING HOURS THEN SHIFT TO THE
  WEST BY MID-DAY AND DECREASE. EVEN STRONGER WINDS CAN BE
  EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WHERE WINTER STORM WARNINGS OR
  BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY WIDESPREAD
  VALLEY SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST IS
  UNLIKELY TO ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS IN THE VALLEYS GIVEN THE
  CHANCES FOR MODERATE RAINFALL. HOWEVER...DRY SOILS MAY BE STILL
  BE PRESENT TONIGHT THAT WILL ALLOW FOR LOCALIZED AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER
ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS75 KTWC 080233
NPWTWC

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

AZZ029-031-032-081045-
/O.EXB.KTWC.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091208T1200Z/
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORACLE...AJO...SELLS
733 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING.
  THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY MORNING TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING INTO EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 10 AND STATE HIGHWAY 86 WILL
  ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG HEAD AND
  CROSS WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER
ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ019-030-033>035-081045-
/O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON...SAFFORD...TUCSON...NOGALES...
SIERRA VISTA
733 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING.
  THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL MID-MORNING...BEFORE SLOWLY
  DECREASING THROUGH MID-DAY TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
  45 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WHERE
  WINTER STORM WARNINGS OR BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY WIDESPREAD
  VALLEY SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. BLOWING SNOW CAN BE
  ANTICIPATED IN THE MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 10 WILL
  ENCOUNTER CROSS WINDS MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER
ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS75 KTWC 080515
NPWTWC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1015 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

AZZ035-081200-
/O.NEW.KTWC.HW.W.0002.091208T0515Z-091208T1200Z/
/O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
COCHISE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIERRA VISTA
1015 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR  
SIERRA VISTA AND BISBEE AREAS ...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY 
BELOW 6000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR THE BISBEE
AND SIERRA VISTA AREAS. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
MST TUESDAY BELOW 6000 FEET FOR THE REST OF COCHISE COUNTY.

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. 
  THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL MID-MORNING...BEFORE SLOWLY 
  DECREASING THROUGH MID-DAY TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
  55 MPH. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE
  SIERRA VISTA AND BISBEE AREAS. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH CAN
  PRODUCE DAMAGE TO TREES AND BUILDING STRUCTURES. MOTORISTS ON
  INTERSTATE 10 AND STATE HIGHWAY 90 WILL ENCOUNTER CROSS WINDS
  MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER
ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
HIGHER. SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR
LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW
WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. USE EXTREME
CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AND EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES GREATLY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR THE LATEST ON
THIS HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT.

&&

$$

AZZ029-031-032-081200-
/O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091208T1200Z/
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORACLE...AJO...SELLS
1015 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. 
  THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY MORNING TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING INTO EARLY TUESDAY 
  MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 10 AND STATE HIGHWAY 86 WILL 
  ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG HEAD AND 
  CROSS WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER
ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ019-030-033-034-081200-
/O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON...SAFFORD...TUCSON...NOGALES
1015 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY
  BELOW 6000 FEET...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY BELOW
6000 FEET. 

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. 
  THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL MID-MORNING...BEFORE SLOWLY 
  DECREASING THROUGH MID-DAY TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
  45 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...
  WHERE WINTER STORM WARNINGS OR BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY WIDESPREAD 
  VALLEY SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. BLOWING SNOW CAN BE 
  ANTICIPATED IN THE MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 10 WILL 
  ENCOUNTER CROSS WINDS MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER
ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS75 KTWC 080931
NPWTWC

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

AZZ031-081045-
/O.CAN.KTWC.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091208T1200Z/
WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...AJO
231 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. EXPECT GUSTY
WEST WINDS TO 25 MPH THROUGH SUNRISE.

$$

AZZ033-034-081400-
/O.UPG.KTWC.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
/O.EXB.KTWC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091208T1400Z/
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TUCSON...NOGALES
231 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING BELOW 6000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MST THIS
MORNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND
  WILL PERSIST UNTIL SUNRISE...BEFORE SLOWLY DECREASING THROUGH
  TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO
  60 MPH WITH VERY LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 65 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS
  CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WHERE WINTER STORM WARNINGS
  ARE IN EFFECT.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY WIDESPREAD
  VALLEY SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. BLOWING SNOW CAN BE
  ANTICIPATED IN THE MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 10 WILL
  ENCOUNTER CROSS WINDS MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
HIGHER. SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR
LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW
WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. USE EXTREME
CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AND EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES GREATLY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR THE LATEST ON
THIS HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT.

&&

$$

AZZ035-081400-
/O.UPG.KTWC.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
/O.EXT.KTWC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091208T1400Z/
COCHISE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIERRA VISTA
231 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MST THIS
MORNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND
  THEY WILL PERSIST UNTIL MID- MORNING...BEFORE SLOWLY DECREASING
  THROUGH MID-DAY TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
  55 MPH. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE
  SIERRA VISTA AND DOWNWIND OF MOUNTAINS RANGES/PASSES.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH CAN
  PRODUCE DAMAGE TO TREES AND BUILDING STRUCTURES. MOTORISTS ON
  INTERSTATE 10 AND STATE HIGHWAY 90 WILL ENCOUNTER CROSS WINDS
  MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
HIGHER. SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR
LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW
WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. USE EXTREME
CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AND EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES GREATLY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR THE LATEST ON
THIS HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT.

&&

$$

AZZ029-032-081200-
/O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091208T1200Z/
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORACLE...SELLS
231 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING.

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. 
  THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY MORNING TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 10 AND STATE HIGHWAY 86 WILL 
  ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG HEAD AND 
  CROSS WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER
ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ019-030-081745-
/O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON...SAFFORD
231 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY BELOW 6000 FEET...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY BELOW 6000 FEET.

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. 
  THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL MID-MORNING...BEFORE SLOWLY 
  DECREASING THROUGH MID-DAY TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
  45 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WHERE
  WINTER STORM WARNINGS OR BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY WIDESPREAD
  VALLEY SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. BLOWING SNOW CAN BE ANTICIPATED
  IN THE MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 10 WILL ENCOUNTER
  CROSS WINDS MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER
ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS75 KTWC 081204
NPWTWC

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

AZZ029-032-081315-
/O.EXP.KTWC.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091208T1200Z/
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORACLE...SELLS
504 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT AS THE SPEEDS HAVE
DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. STILL CAN EXPECT SOME GUSTS UP
TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING.

$$

AZZ033>035-081400-
/O.CON.KTWC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091208T1400Z/
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TUCSON...NOGALES...SIERRA VISTA
504 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MST THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING
  ESPECIALLY NEAR SHOWERS AND THEY MOVE THROUGH. THESE WINDS WILL
  BE DECREASING AFTER SUNRISE.

* WINDS...SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO
  60 MPH...ESPECIALLY NEAR SHOWERS...AND EVEN STRONGER WINDS CAN
  BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WHERE WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE
  IN EFFECT.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY WIDESPREAD 
  VALLEY SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. BLOWING SNOW CAN BE 
  ANTICIPATED IN THE MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 10 WILL 
  ENCOUNTER CROSS WINDS MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
HIGHER. SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR
LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW
WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. USE EXTREME
CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AND EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES GREATLY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR THE LATEST ON
THIS HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT.

&&

$$

AZZ019-030-081900-
/O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON...SAFFORD
504 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. 
  THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL MID-MORNING...BEFORE SLOWLY 
  DECREASING THROUGH MID-DAY TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 
  45 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...
   WHERE WINTER STORM WARNINGS OR BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN 
  EFFECT. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY WIDESPREAD 
  VALLEY SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. BLOWING SNOW CAN BE 
  ANTICIPATED IN THE MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 10 WILL 
  ENCOUNTER CROSS WINDS MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER
ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS75 KTWC 081354
NPWTWC

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

AZZ033>035-081500-
/O.EXP.KTWC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091208T1400Z/
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TUCSON...NOGALES...SIERRA VISTA
654 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM MST THIS MORNING. 

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED SINCE 5 AM AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE
THROUGH THE 12 NOON. HOWEVER IT WILL REMAIN GUSTY AT TIMES THIS MORNING
WITH SPEEDS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE.

$$

AZZ019-030-081900-
/O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON...SAFFORD
654 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING.
  THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL LATE-MORNING...BEFORE DECREASING
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
  45 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...
  WHERE WINTER STORM WARNINGS OR BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY VALLEY
  SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. BLOWING SNOW CAN BE ANTICIPATED IN
  THE MOUNTAINS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS75 KTWC 081652
NPWTWC

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

AZZ019-030-082200-
/O.EXT.KTWC.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091208T2200Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON...SAFFORD
952 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 3 PM MST
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. EVEN
  STRONGER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY VALLEY
  SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE
  MOUNTAINS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER
ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS75 KTWC 082203
NPWTWC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
303 PM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

AZZ019-030-082315-
/O.EXP.KTWC.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091208T2200Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON...SAFFORD
303 PM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WIND SPEEDS HAVE
DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. STILL CAN
EXPECT SOME GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH INTO THE EARLY EVENING.


$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tucson, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Dec 7, 3:51 AM MST, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 3:51 AM MST, 40 minutes before
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, Dec 6, 1:15 PM MST, 15 hours 16 minutes before
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.

AZZ029-031-032-071200-
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-
115 PM MST SUN DEC 6 2009

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.

WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.

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