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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Tucson, AZ
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 4:30 AM MST | Blizzard Warning | TWC | 30 hr |
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