Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Tucson, AZ

000 
WWUS45 KTWC 070445
WSWTWC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
945 PM MST SUN DEC 6 2009

AZZ019-030-033>035-071200-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0004.091208T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
945 PM MST SUN DEC 6 2009

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

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

* TIMING...VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY 
  WITH WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOW 
  EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND 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 WILL INITIALLY BE AROUND 7000 FEET 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON...THEN FALL TO 5000 FEET TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...BREEZY TO WINDY WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 
  30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER 
  TERRAIN. 

* 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 071130
WSWTWC

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

AZZ019-030-071930-
/O.NEW.KTWC.BZ.W.0001.091208T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0004.091208T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
430 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING 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...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON MST
TUESDAY ABOVE 8000 FEET. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON MST TUESDAY BETWEEN 6000 AND 8000 FEET.

* TIMING...VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS
  AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN
  SNOW EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND 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 WILL INITIALLY BE AROUND 7000 FEET 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON...THEN FALL TO 5000 FEET TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...BREEZY TO WINDY TODAY WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF
  15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY
  ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WIND SPEEDS INCREASING TONIGHT WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND UP TO 60 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 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

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.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER
STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM.

&&

$$

AZZ033>035-071930-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0004.091208T0000Z-091208T1900Z/
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
430 AM 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 ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* TIMING...VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY 
  WITH WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOW 
  EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND 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 WILL INITIALLY BE AROUND 7000 FEET 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON...THEN FALL TO 5000 FEET TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...BREEZY TO WINDY WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO
  30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* 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 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-
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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-
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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
925 AM MST SUN DEC 6 2009

.SYNOPSIS...ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS
OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY. A STRONG WINTER STORM
SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST ON MONDAY. THIS
SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN
SNOW TO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA PARTICULARLY MONDAY NIGHT INTO MIDDAY
TUESDAY. DRIER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER CHANCE OF
VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED CLEAR SKIES ACROSS SERN
SECTIONS THOUGH ARC OF LOWER AND MID-LEVEL CLOUDINESS EXTENDED FROM
WRN/CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY NEWD TO THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. HANNAGAN MEADOW
OBSERVER REPORTED LIGHT SNOW OCCURRING AT 15Z. WILL OPT FOR ISOLATED
SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS NRN GREENLEE COUNTY TODAY WITH PRECIP-FREE
CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE. A FEW GUSTS ALREADY THIS MORNING AROUND 18-25
KTS VIA THE KFHU/KOLS OBSERVATIONS. SOME BREEZES THIS AFTERNOON
MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST AND SOUTH OF TUCSON. STILL A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT
THOUGH DRY ELSEWHERE.

WRN CONUS TROUGH TO CONTINUE TO DEEPEN MON. MID-LEVEL GRADIENT TO BE
SUFFICIENTLY TIGHT FOR BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS STARTING MON
AFTERNOON...AS WELL AS MON NIGHT AND TUE. MAY EVENTUALLY NEED A WIND
ADVISORY FROM THE TUCSON METRO AREA EWD/SWD FOR SOME PORTION OF MON
AFTERNOON-TUE. ALSO...MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TO
SUPPORT A CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW MAINLY IN THE
AFTERNOON MON. HAVE NOTED THAT THE 06/12Z NAM POPS WERE LOWER-SINGLE
DIGITS FOR KTUS MON. THUS...MAY TRIM POPS FROM TUCSON SWD/EWD
IN THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE AFTER BASED ON RECEIPT OF 06/12Z GFS.

06/00Z GFS/ECMWF SOLUTIONS DEPICT DEEPER-LAYER MOISTURE ACROSS SE AZ
MON NIGHT-TUE MORNING. THIS PERIOD IS ALSO COINCIDENT WITH SYNOPTIC-
SCALE ASCENT AS PER 700-300 MB NEGATIVE DIV-Q FIELDS. PRECIP SHOULD
TAPER FROM WEST-EAST TUE AS DEEPER MOISTURE IS SHUNTED WELL NEWD.
WINTER STORM WATCH TO CONTINUE FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON THRU TUE
AFTERNOON FROM TUCSON EWD/SWD ABOVE 6000 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
6-12 INCHES BETWEEN 6000-7000 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY TUE EVENING...
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR 12-18 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. BELIEVE THIS IS
TOO EARLY TO UPGRADE TO WINTER STORM WARNING...THOUGH WILL DISCUSS
THIS NOTION WITH WFO/S PSR/FGZ DURING THE 18Z COORD CALL.

SHORTWAVE RIDGE ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WED WILL FLATTEN AND MOVE
EWD ACROSS THE AREA WED NIGHT. RIDGE TO BE FAIRLY DIRTY WITH MID AND
HIGH-LEVEL MOISTURE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT
SHORTWAVE TROUGH CONTINUES TO BE PROGGED TO MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT
BASIN REGION LATE THUR AND FRI. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER
CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS PARTICULARLY FROM
TUCSON EWD. ENOUGH MOISTURE TO JUSTIFY LOW-GRADE POPS AREAWIDE SAT.

NEAR-NORMAL DAYTIME TEMPS TODAY AND MON. QUITE COOL TUE THEN WARMER
WED WITH HIGH TEMPS THUR-SAT TRENDING EITHER CLOSE TO NORMAL OR
PERHAPS A FEW DEGS BELOW NORMAL.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL INTO MONDAY MORNING.
SCATTERED TO OCCASIONALLY BROKEN CLOUDS WITH BASES AROUND 5-8K FT
AGL TODAY BECOMING BROKEN-OVERCAST DECKS AFTER 00Z AND CONTINUING
INTO MONDAY MORNING. SURFACE WINDS DURING THE 18Z-23Z PERIOD TODAY
SLY/SWLY 10-20 KTS AND GUSTY...OTHERWISE SURFACE WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 10 KTS INTO MONDAY MORNING. DETERIORATING CONDITIONS WITH
SHRA/HIGHER TERRAIN SHSN AND GUSTY SLY/SWLY WINDS AFTER 18Z MONDAY
AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED
FOR TAF AMENDMENTS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS
OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. ALSO...SOME AFTERNOON BREEZES
PARTICULARLY SOUTH AND EAST OF TUCSON ARE EXPECTED. A STRONG STORM
SYSTEM WILL APPROACH SOUTHEAST ARIZONA FROM THE NORTHWEST MONDAY.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW
PARTICULARLY MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY. BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL
OCCUR WEDNESDAY. ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR A CHANCE OF RAIN AND MOUNTAIN
SNOW THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY AS A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA. BREEZY TO OCCASIONALLY WINDY CONDITIONS MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY
THESE SYSTEMS.

&&

.TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WINTER STORM WATCH MONDAY
      AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON (08/00Z - 09/00Z)
      AZZ019-030-033>035 ABOVE 6000 FEET.

BF

WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1000 AM 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-
1000 AM MST SUN DEC 6 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 6000 FEET...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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-
1000 AM MST SUN DEC 6 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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 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.

WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON