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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

March 16, 20125 counties in Arizona

NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this winter storm warning at Mar 16, 2012, 3:24 PM MST for 5 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Mar 17, 2012, 10:00 PM MST. It was in force for 32 hr. 26 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 16, 2012, 3:24 PM MST (22:24 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 17, 2012, 10:00 PM MST
Expired
Mar 19, 2012, 6:00 AM MST
In force
32 hr
Issued by
NWS Flagstaff, AZ

Counties Apache County, AZ, Coconino County, AZ, Gila County, AZ, Navajo County, AZ, Yavapai County, AZ

The radar

The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 18, 6:06 AM MSTSNOW 83 Nw Prescott, AZSNOW CONTINUES TO FALL STEADILY
Mar 18, 7:05 AM MSTSNOW 92 W Flagstaff, AZ
Mar 18, 7:08 AM MSTSNOW 94 E Flagstaff, AZELDEN VILLAS
Mar 18, 7:11 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 9Mountainaire, AZ
Mar 18, 7:14 AM MSTSNOW 8Prescott, AZ
Mar 18, 7:30 AM MSTSNOW 211 S Globe, AZVISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE, HEAVY WET BLOWING SNOW. ACCUM ON GROUND 2 INCH.
Mar 18, 7:32 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 124 S Williams, AZ
Mar 18, 7:40 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 11N Flagstaff, AZ
Mar 18, 7:50 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 12Ash Fork, AZ
Mar 18, 7:52 AM MSTSNOW 105 Wnw Prescott, AZ
Mar 18, 8:04 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 10.5Doney Park, AZ
Mar 18, 8:19 AM MSTSNOW 10Crown King, AZ
Mar 18, 8:26 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 13Munds Park, AZ
Mar 18, 8:28 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 10Prescott, AZ0.94 INCHES LIQUID
Mar 18, 8:32 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 8Mormon Lake, AZ
Mar 18, 8:37 AM MSTSNOW 122 W Flagstaff, AZ
Mar 18, 8:40 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 14Fort Valley, AZVIA WEBCAM
Mar 18, 9:31 AM MSTSNOW 142 N Parks, AZ
Mar 18, 3:58 PM MSTSNOW 17Parks, AZSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
Mar 18, 4:24 PM MSTSNOW 15.24 S Williams, AZ
Mar 18, 5:47 PM MSTSNOW 16Williams, AZ
Mar 18, 6:00 PM MSTSNOW 24Flagstaff, AZ24 INCHES OF SNOWFALL REPORTED AT UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS.
Mar 18, 6:02 PM MSTSNOW 18Munds Park, AZSCOTT MARTIN
Mar 18, 6:05 PM MSTSNOW 13.5Kachina Village, AZSCOTT MARTIN
Mar 18, 10:38 PM MSTSNOW 0Globe, AZUPDATE FROM GLOBE SHERIFF. HIGHWAY 60 BETWEEN SUPERIOR AND GLOBE CLOSED DUE TO SNOWPACKED ROADS...1030 PM. HIGHWAY 60/77 BETWEEN GLOBE AND SHOW LOW CLOSED DUE TO SNOWPACK ROADS. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND RESCUE PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN DISPATCHED TO MANY ACCIDENTS... ONE
Mar 19, 6:00 AM MSTSNOW 4Miami, AZSNOWFALL REPORT AS OF 6AM THIS MORNING

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Flgstf/Belemont, AZ (KFGZ), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 78 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Flgstf/Belemont, AZ at 12:00Z on 2012-03-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Flgstf/Belemont, AZ at 12:00Z on 2012-03-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 47 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2783 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

721 
WWUS45 KFGZ 162224
WSWFGZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
324 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012

...STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM TO AFFECT NORTHERN ARIZONA
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...

.A STRONG AND COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN
ARIZONA SATURDAY AND CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH
MONDAY. STRONG WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE FOLLOWED BY HEAVY
SNOW BEGINNING IN THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE STATE SATURDAY
EVENING...SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS THE STATE SUNDAY MORNING.
HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY AT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE LOW
VISIBILITIES.

AZZ004-006-007-170600-
/O.UPG.KFGZ.WS.A.0001.120318T0300Z-120320T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T0300Z-120320T0000Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...
GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE
324 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM MST
MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8
PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
  NORTHWEST ARIZONA SATURDAY EVENING...WITH SNOW AT THE LOWER
  ELEVATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 24 INCHES
  ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...2 TO 4 INCHES
  DOWN TO 4500 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS OVER 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE
  8000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET SATURDAY EVENING DROPPING BELOW
  4000 FEET BY MID DAY SUNDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM AND WILL CREATE AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE
TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT
WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ008-015-037-038-170600-
/O.UPG.KFGZ.WS.A.0001.120318T0300Z-120320T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T0600Z-120320T0000Z/
YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK...
FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK...COTTONWOOD...CAMP VERDE...
CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD...SEDONA
324 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM MST
MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11
PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
  YAVAPAI AND WESTERN COCONINO COUNTIES LATE SATURDAY
  EVENING...WITH SNOW AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY MID DAY
  SUNDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 24 INCHES
  ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...2 TO 5 INCHES
  DOWN TO 4500 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS OVER 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE
  8000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET SATURDAY EVENING DROPPING BELOW
  4000 FEET BY MID DAY SUNDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM AND WILL CREATE AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE
TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT
WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ005-009-012-013-017-018-039-040-170600-
/O.UPG.KFGZ.WS.A.0001.120318T1200Z-120320T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1200Z-120320T0000Z/
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-WHITE MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-BLACK MESA AREA-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAGE...LEES FERRY...KEAMS CANYON...
KAIBITO...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...
SNOWFLAKE...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP...PAYSON...STRAWBERRY...
YOUNG...NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI
324 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST
MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5
AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH SNOW AT THE THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY
  MID DAY SUNDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 24 INCHES
  ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...2 TO 5
  INCHES DOWN TO 4500 FEET. HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 FEET ARE LIKELY
  IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING DROPPING 
  TO 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM AND WILL CREATE AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE
TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT
WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ016-170600-
/O.UPG.KFGZ.WS.A.0001.120318T0300Z-120320T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1200Z-120320T0000Z/
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES
324 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST
MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5
AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 24 INCHES
  ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING DROPPING BELOW
  4000 FEET BY MID DAY SUNDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM AND WILL CREATE AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE
TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT
WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ010-011-014-170600-
/O.UPG.KFGZ.WS.A.0001.120318T1200Z-120320T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1800Z-120320T0000Z/
CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...
WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE
324 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST
MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11
AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING...WITH 
  PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES
  ABOVE 7000 FEET...2 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING DROPPING TO 4000
  FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM AND WILL CREATE AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE
TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT
WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$
12 follow-up statements
273 
WWUS45 KFGZ 170414
WSWFGZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
914 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012

...STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM TO AFFECT NORTHERN ARIZONA
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...

.A STRONG AND COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN
ARIZONA SATURDAY AND CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH
MONDAY. STRONG WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE FOLLOWED BY HEAVY
SNOW BEGINNING IN THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE STATE SATURDAY
EVENING...SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS THE STATE SUNDAY MORNING.
HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY AT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE LOW
VISIBILITIES.

AZZ004-006-007-171800-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T0300Z-120320T0000Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDONIA...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE
914 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO
5 PM MST MONDAY...

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF 
  NORTHWEST ARIZONA SATURDAY EVENING...WITH SNOW AT THE LOWER 
  ELEVATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY 
  SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 24 
  INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET... 2 
  TO 4 INCHES DOWN TO 4500 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS OVER 2 FEET ARE 
  POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET SATURDAY EVENING DROPPING BELOW 
  4000 FEET BY MID DAY SUNDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM AND WILL CREATE AREAS OF 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE
TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT
WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ008-015-037-038-171800-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T0600Z-120320T0000Z/
YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...FLAGSTAFF...SEDONA
914 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SATURDAY TO
5 PM MST MONDAY...

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF 
  YAVAPAI AND WESTERN COCONINO COUNTIES LATE SATURDAY EVENING... 
  WITH SNOW AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY MID DAY SUNDAY. PERIODS 
  OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 24 
  INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET... 2 
  TO 5 INCHES DOWN TO 4500 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS OVER 2 FEET ARE 
  POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET SATURDAY EVENING DROPPING BELOW 
  4000 FEET BY MID DAY SUNDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM AND WILL CREATE AREAS OF 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE
TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT
WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ005-009-012-013-016>018-039-040-171800-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1200Z-120320T0000Z/
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-
BLACK MESA AREA-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...
SHOW LOW...PAYSON...DILKON
914 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO
5 PM MST MONDAY...

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH SNOW AT THE THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY 
  MID DAY SUNDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL 
  CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 24 
  INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...
  2 TO 5 INCHES DOWN TO 4500 FEET. HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 
  FEET ARE LIKELY IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING DROPPING 
  TO 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM AND WILL CREATE AREAS OF 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE
TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT
WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ010-011-014-171800-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1800Z-120320T0000Z/
CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...
GANADO...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE
914 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO
5 PM MST MONDAY...

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING...WITH 
  PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 
  INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...2 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING DROPPING 
  TO 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM AND WILL CREATE AREAS OF 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE
TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT
WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$
382 
WWUS45 KFGZ 171051
WSWFGZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
351 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

AZZ037-038-171200-
/O.CAN.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T0600Z-120320T0000Z/
YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SEDONA
351 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATER TONIGHT.
PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL
AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION BELOW 6000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL
TO NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS BY LATE SUNDAY...BUT THE HEAVIER
PRECIPITATION WILL HAVE MOVED EAST BY THIS TIME. SNOW SHOWERS
SUNDAY WILL STILL PRODUCE LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR
TWO...BUT WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

$$

AZZ005-009-012-013-039-040-171200-
/O.CAN.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1200Z-120320T0000Z/
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-BLACK MESA AREA-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...DILKON
351 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE
AREA LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO
THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SOME HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS
DEVELOPING. MANY AREAS ABOVE 4500-500 FEET WILL SEE AN INCH OR
TWO OF SNOWFALL SUNDAY FROM THESE SHOWERS...BUT WIDESPREAD AND
HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

$$

AZZ010-011-014-171200-
/O.CAN.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1800Z-120320T0000Z/
CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...
GANADO...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE
351 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE
AREA VERY LATE TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO
THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SOME HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS
DEVELOPING. MANY AREAS ABOVE 4500-5000 FEET WILL SEE AN INCH OR
TWO OF SNOWFALL...LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 4 INCHES...ON SUNDAY FROM
THESE SHOWERS. WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER 
EXPECTED.

$$

AZZ008-015-016-018-171900-
/O.EXT.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T0500Z-120319T0300Z/
YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...FLAGSTAFF
351 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN ABOVE 6500 FEET OVER WESTERN
  YAVAPAI COUNTY BY MID-EVENING...REACHING THE I-17 CORRIDOR
  BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND THE EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM SEVERAL
  HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS AND HIGHEST
  SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR ALONG A COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL CLEAR
  THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST BY LATER SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS
  WILL PLUMMET BEHIND THIS FRONT...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
  SHOWERS RE-DEVELOPING BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOST
  PRECIPITATION WILL THEN BECOME MUCH MORE SCATTERED IN COVERAGE
  AS WELL AS SHOWERY IN NATURE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY EVENING WILL
  RANGE FROM 15 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 18 INCHES
  FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000
  FEET. AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AS LOW
  AS 4000 FEET...BUT THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD.
  SEVERAL MORE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
  AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL RATES AND AMOUNTS ARE NOT
  EXPECTED TO EXCEED ANY CRITICAL VALUES.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET EARLY SATURDAY EVENING DROPPING
  TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF
  SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW
  VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM
PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ004-006-007-171900-
/O.EXT.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T0500Z-120318T1500Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE
351 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 AM MST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS
  EVENING...BECOMING STEADY BY MIDNIGHT MST. STEADY SNOWFALL WILL
  DIMINISH AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY...WITH MORE SHOWERY PRECIPITATION
  EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING WILL
  RANGE FROM 12 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 14 INCHES FROM
  6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AN
  INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AS LOW AS 4000
  FEET...BUT THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD. ADDITIONAL
  LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET EARLY SATURDAY EVENING DROPPING
  TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF
  SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW
  VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM
PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ017-171900-
/O.EXT.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1300Z-120319T1300Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW
351 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM
MST MONDAY...

* TIMING...EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY TO BECOME STEADY
  SNOWFALL AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY. SNOW WILL THEN BE HEAVY AT TIMES
  THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY...BECOMING SHOWERY AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT
  INTO MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL
  RANGE FROM 15 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 18 INCHES
  FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000
  FEET. AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE SLIGHTLY LESS
  IN EACH CATEGORY.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING...DROPPING TO
  NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF
  SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW
  VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM
PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$
379 
WWUS45 KFGZ 171840
WSWFGZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1140 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

AZZ008-015-016-018-180245-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T0500Z-120319T0300Z/
YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...FLAGSTAFF
1140 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN ABOVE 6500 FEET OVER WESTERN
  YAVAPAI COUNTY BY MID-EVENING...REACHING THE I-17 CORRIDOR
  BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND THE EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM SEVERAL
  HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS AND HIGHEST
  SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR ALONG A COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL CLEAR
  THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS
  WILL PLUMMET BEHIND THIS FRONT...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
  SHOWERS RE-DEVELOPING BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOST
  PRECIPITATION WILL THEN BECOME MUCH MORE SCATTERED IN COVERAGE
  AS WELL AS SHOWERY IN NATURE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY EVENING WILL
  RANGE FROM 15 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 18 INCHES
  FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000
  FEET. AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AS LOW
  AS 4000 FEET...BUT THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD.
  SEVERAL MORE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
  AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL RATES AND AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED
  TO EXCEED ANY CRITICAL VALUES.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET EARLY SATURDAY EVENING DROPPING 
  TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW 
  VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ004-006-007-180245-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T0500Z-120318T1500Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE
1140 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 8 AM MST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS 
  EVENING...BECOMING STEADY BY MIDNIGHT MST. STEADY SNOWFALL 
  WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY...WITH MORE SHOWERY 
  PRECIPITATION EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING 
  WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 14 
  INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 
  6000 FEET. AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS 
  AS LOW AS 4000 FEET...BUT THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE 
  WIDESPREAD. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY 
  NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET EARLY SATURDAY EVENING DROPPING 
  TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW 
  VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ017-180245-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1300Z-120319T1300Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW
1140 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO
6 AM MST MONDAY...

* TIMING...EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY TO BECOME STEADY 
  SNOWFALL AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY. SNOW WILL THEN BE HEAVY AT 
  TIMES THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY...BECOMING SHOWERY AGAIN SUNDAY 
  NIGHT INTO MONDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING 
  WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 18 
  INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 
  6000 FEET. AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE 
  SLIGHTLY LESS IN EACH CATEGORY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING...DROPPING TO 
  NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW 
  VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$
307 
WWUS45 KFGZ 172152
WSWFGZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
252 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

AZZ008-015-016-018-180600-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T0500Z-120319T0300Z/
YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...FLAGSTAFF
252 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING BECOMING HEAVIER IN THE
  EARLY MORNING ON SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP BY SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH IN COVERAGE BY SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY EVENING WILL RANGE
  FROM 12 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 18 INCHES FROM 6000
  TO 7000 FEET...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AN INCH
  OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AS LOW AS
  4000 FEET...BUT THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD.

* SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET EARLY SATURDAY EVENING
  DROPPING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW 
  VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ004-006-007-180600-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T0500Z-120318T1500Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE
252 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 8 AM MST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS
  EVENING...BECOMING STEADY BY MIDNIGHT. SHOWERY PRECIPITATION
  EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING WILL RANGE
  FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 14 INCHES FROM 6000
  TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AN INCH
  OR TWO IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AS LOW AS 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET EARLY SATURDAY EVENING
  DROPPING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW 
  VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ017-180600-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1300Z-120319T1300Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW
252 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO
6 AM MST MONDAY...

* TIMING...EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY TO BECOME STEADY
  SNOWFALL AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY...BECOMING SHOWERY AGAIN SUNDAY
  NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

* MAIN IMPACTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING 
  WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 18 
  INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 
  6000 FEET. AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE 
  SLIGHTLY LESS IN EACH CATEGORY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING...DROPPING TO 
  NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW 
  VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ009>011-039-040-180600-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.WW.Y.0006.120318T1000Z-120319T1000Z/
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-BLACK MESA AREA-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO
252 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 3 AM MST
MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
3 AM SUNDAY TO 3 AM MST MONDAY.

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AT THE
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST ARIZONA AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
  EAST THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE BY MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...EXPECT 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW AMOUNTS DURING THE
  ADVISORY PERIOD ABOVE 6000 FEET. 

* SNOW LEVELS...6500 TO 7500 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FALLING
  RAPIDLY TO BETWEEN 4000 TO 5000 FEET BY NOON ON SUNDAY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW 
  VISIBILITIES. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FALLING
SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. PLAN
EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. 

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$
011 
WWUS45 KFGZ 180504
WSWFGZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1004 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

AZZ008-015-016-018-181315-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T0300Z/
YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...FLAGSTAFF
1004 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING BECOMING HEAVIER IN THE 
  EARLY MORNING ON SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP BY SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH IN COVERAGE BY SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY EVENING WILL 
  RANGE FROM 12 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 18 INCHES 
  FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 
  FEET. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER 
  SHOWERS AS LOW AS 4000 FEET...BUT THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE 
  WIDESPREAD. 

* SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET EARLY SATURDAY 
  EVENING DROPPING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW 
  VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ004-006-007-181315-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120318T1500Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE
1004 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS 
  EVENING...BECOMING STEADY BY MIDNIGHT. SHOWERY PRECIPITATION 
  EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY. 

* SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING WILL 
  RANGE FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 14 INCHES 
  FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 
  FEET. AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AS 
  LOW AS 4000 FEET. 

* SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET EARLY SATURDAY 
  EVENING DROPPING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW 
  VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ017-181315-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1300Z-120319T1300Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW
1004 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO
6 AM MST MONDAY...

* TIMING...EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY TO BECOME STEADY 
  SNOWFALL AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY...BECOMING SHOWERY AGAIN SUNDAY 
  NIGHT INTO MONDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL 
  RANGE FROM 15 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 18 INCHES 
  FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 
  FEET. AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE SLIGHTLY 
  LESS IN EACH CATEGORY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING...DROPPING TO 
  NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW 
  VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ009>011-039-040-181315-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WW.Y.0006.120318T1000Z-120319T1000Z/
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-BLACK MESA AREA-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO
1004 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO
3 AM MST MONDAY...

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AT THE 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST ARIZONA AS A COLD FRONT MOVES 
  EAST THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE BY MONDAY 
  MORNING. 

* SNOW AMOUNTS...EXPECT 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW AMOUNTS DURING THE 
  ADVISORY PERIOD ABOVE 6000 FEET. 

* SNOW LEVELS...6500 TO 7500 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FALLING 
  RAPIDLY TO BETWEEN 4000 TO 5000 FEET BY NOON ON SUNDAY. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW 
  VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FALLING
SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. PLAN
EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$
920 
WWUS45 KFGZ 181007
WSWFGZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
307 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

AZZ009>011-039-040-181115-
/O.CAN.KFGZ.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-BLACK MESA AREA-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO
307 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

WARMER AIR AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH ARIZONA WILL
CAUSE THE FIRST SEVERAL HOURS OF PRECIPITATION TO BE RAIN BELOW
ABOUT 7500 FEET.

THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN DELAYED SEVERAL HOURS...WITH
RAIN AND SNOW REACHING THE BLACK MESA AROUND DAYBREAK...AND WINDOW
ROCK BY MID-MORNING.

SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW SHOWERS
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. SEVERAL AREAS ABOVE 6000 FEET WILL SEE
SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW DURING THIS TIME PERIOD...BUT THE AMOUNTS
WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

AZZ008-015-016-018-181815-
/O.EXT.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T0700Z/
YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...FLAGSTAFF
307 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...

* TIMING...THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FLAGSTAFF BY 3 AM MST...WITH
  SNOW LEVELS PLUMMETING BEHIND THE FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL REACH
  NORTHERN GILA COUNTY...AND MUCH OF THE EASTERN RIM...BY 5 AM
  MST. SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MID-MORNING...AND
  THEN WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST FOR A FEW HOURS. PERIODS
  OF HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN RE-DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON...LASTING
  THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY EVENING.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING WILL
  RANGE FROM 12 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 16 INCHES
  FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000
  FEET. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER
  SHOWERS AS LOW AS 4000 FEET...BUT THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE
  WIDESPREAD.

* SNOW LEVELS...AHEAD OF THE FRONT...7000 TO 7500 FEET. BEHIND THE
  FRONT...FALLING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS
  HIGH AS 45 MPH DURING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...ARE LIKELY THROUGH
  MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ004-006-007-181500-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120318T1500Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE
307 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS
MORNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING.
  SHOWERY PRECIPITATION WILL THEN PRODUCE OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW
  SHOWERS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY 8 AM MST THIS MORNING WILL
  RANGE FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES
  FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000
  FEET. AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AS LOW
  AS 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW 
  VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ017-181815-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1300Z-120319T1300Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW
307 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 AM MST MONDAY...

* TIMING...EXPECT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING TO
  BECOME STEADY SNOWFALL BY MID-MORNING SUNDAY...BECOMING SHOWERY
  AGAIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

* MAIN IMPACTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL RANGE
  FROM 14 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 16 INCHES FROM 6000
  TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AMOUNTS
  NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE LESS IN EACH CATEGORY.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7500 FEET THIS MORNING...DROPPING TO NEAR
  4000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH DURING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE DURATION
  OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$
944 
WWUS45 KFGZ 181159
WSWFGZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
459 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

AZZ038-182000-
/O.EXA.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T0700Z/
OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-
459 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ABOVE 4500 TO 5000 FEET
  THROUGH MID-MORNING...AND THEN WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST
  FOR A FEW HOURS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN RE-DEVELOP
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON...LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY EVENING.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING WILL 
  RANGE FROM 12 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 16 INCHES 
  FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 
  FEET. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER 
  SHOWERS AS LOW AS 4000 FEET...BUT THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE 
  WIDESPREAD. 

* SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO NEAR 3500 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH
  MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ008-015-016-018-182000-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T0700Z/
YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...FLAGSTAFF
459 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH NORTHERN GILA COUNTY...AND
  MUCH OF THE EASTERN RIM...BY 6 AM MST. SNOW LEVELS WILL PLUMMET
  BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES
  THROUGH MID- MORNING...AND THEN WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST
  FOR A FEW HOURS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN RE- DEVELOP
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON...LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY EVENING.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING WILL 
  RANGE FROM 12 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 16 INCHES 
  FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 
  FEET. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER 
  SHOWERS AS LOW AS 4000 FEET...BUT THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE 
  WIDESPREAD. 

* SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH
  MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ004-006-007-181500-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120318T1500Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE
459 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING. 
  SHOWERY PRECIPITATION WILL THEN PRODUCE OCCASIONALLY HEAVY 
  SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

* SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY 8 AM MST THIS MORNING 
  WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 
  INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 
  6000 FEET. AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS 
  AS LOW AS 4000 FEET. 

* SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW 
  VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ017-182000-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1300Z-120319T1300Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW
459 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY...

* TIMING...EXPECT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING TO 
  BECOME STEADY SNOWFALL BY MID-MORNING SUNDAY...BECOMING 
  SHOWERY AGAIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL 
  RANGE FROM 14 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 16 INCHES 
  FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 
  FEET. AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE LESS IN EACH 
  CATEGORY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7500 FEET THIS MORNING...DROPPING TO NEAR 
  4000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 
  45 MPH DURING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE 
  DURATION OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$
250 
WWUS45 KFGZ 181632
WSWFGZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
932 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

AZZ008-015-016-018-038-190045-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T0700Z/
YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-
OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...FLAGSTAFF
932 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
  EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM AND NORTHERN GILA COUNTY THROUGH NOON MST.
  A BRIEF LULL HAS DEVELOPED WEST OF THIS AREA...BUT MODERATE TO
  HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL RE-DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HEAVIEST
  SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE RIM.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING WILL
  RANGE FROM 14 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 16 INCHES
  FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 5 TO 10 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000
  FEET. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER
  SHOWERS AS LOW AS 4000 FEET...BUT THIS WILL NOT BE WIDESPREAD.

* SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO NEAR 3500 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY 
  THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF 
  SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW 
  VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ017-190045-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T1300Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW
932 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY...

* TIMING...EXPECT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING TO
  BECOME STEADY SNOWFALL BY LATE-MORNING...THEN BECOMING SHOWERY
  AGAIN LATE TODAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY.

* MAIN IMPACTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL 
  RANGE FROM 14 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 16 INCHES 
  FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 
  FEET. AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE LESS IN EACH 
  CATEGORY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7500 FEET THIS MORNING...DROPPING TO NEAR
  4000 FEET BY THIS EVENING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 
  45 MPH DURING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE 
  DURATION OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$
325 
WWUS45 KFGZ 182156
WSWFGZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
256 PM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

AZZ008-015-016-018-038-190700-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T0700Z/
YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-
OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...FLAGSTAFF
256 PM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS
  EVENING OVER THE EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM AND NORTHERN GILA COUNTY. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE RIM.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MIDNIGHT SUNDAY WILL
  RANGE FROM 14 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 16 INCHES
  FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 5 TO 10 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000
  FEET. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER
  SHOWERS AS LOW AS 4000 FEET...BUT THIS WILL NOT BE WIDESPREAD.

* SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO NEAR 3000 FEET THIS EVENING.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ017-190700-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T1300Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW
256 PM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...

* TIMING...EXPECT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY.

* MAIN IMPACTS...TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL 
  RANGE FROM 14 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 16 INCHES 
  FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 
  FEET. AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE LESS IN EACH 
  CATEGORY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 4000 FEET THIS EVENING.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$
733 
WWUS45 KFGZ 190252
WSWFGZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
752 PM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

AZZ008-015-016-018-038-190700-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T0700Z/
YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-
OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...FLAGSTAFF
752 PM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS
  EVENING OVER THE MOGOLLON RIM...NORTHERN GILA COUNTY...AND THE
  YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
  ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MOGOLLON RIM.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MIDNIGHT SUNDAY WILL
  RANGE FROM 14 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 16 INCHES
  FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 5 TO 10 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000
  FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 3000 FEET THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ017-191100-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T1300Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW
752 PM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...

* TIMING...EXPECT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE INTO
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS...TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL
  RANGE FROM 14 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 16 INCHES
  FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000
  FEET. AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE LESS IN EACH
  CATEGORY.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 4000 FEET THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

KD
003 
WWUS45 KFGZ 190645
WSWFGZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1145 PM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

AZZ008-038-190745-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T0700Z/
YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PRESCOTT
1145 PM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...

LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS THAT MAY PRODUCE AN INCH OR TWO OF NEW SNOW
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. STILL...THE HEAVIEST
SNOW IS NOW OVER...AND THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE.

$$

AZZ015-016-018-191300-
/O.EXT.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T1300Z/
WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FLAGSTAFF
1145 PM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY ABOVE
5000 FEET...

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
  EARLY MORNING HOURS OVER THE MOGOLLON RIM AND NORTHERN GILA
  COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF
  THE MOGOLLON RIM.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY MORNING MONDAY
  WILL RANGE FROM 16 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 18
  INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 5 TO 10 INCHES FROM 5000 TO
  6000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 3000 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

AZZ017-191300-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T1300Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW
1145 PM MST SUN MAR 18 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY...

* TIMING...EXPECT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE INTO 
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS...TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING 
  WILL RANGE FROM 14 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 16 
  INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 
  6000 FEET. AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE LESS IN 
  EACH CATEGORY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 3500 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF
POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS
STORM PASSES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

$$

KD
967 
WWUS45 KFGZ 191249
WSWFGZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
549 AM MST MON MAR 19 2012

AZZ017-191400-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T1300Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW
549 AM MST MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL EXPECTED
THROUGH DAY...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.
HOWEVER...THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION
HAS ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE.

AREA ROADWAYS ARE LIKELY SNOW COVERED AND DANGEROUS. DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL NOT GET ABOVE FREEZING IN MANY LOCATIONS.
TRAVELERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

$$

AZZ015-016-018-191400-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T1300Z/
WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FLAGSTAFF
549 AM MST MON MAR 19 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL EXPECTED
THROUGH DAY...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.
HOWEVER...THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION
HAS ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE.

AREA ROADWAYS ARE LIKELY SNOW COVERED AND DANGEROUS. DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL NOT GET ABOVE FREEZING IN MANY LOCATIONS.
TRAVELERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 16, 3:15 PM MST, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 3:15 PM MST, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
315 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012

.SYNOPSIS...DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING ONE MORE DAY OF MILD
TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY AFTERNOON WINDS. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL
BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS SATURDAY...THEN RAIN AND SNOW...HEAVY AT
TIMES...AS WELL AS MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY. FAIR WEATHER AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN BY
MIDWEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG AND COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO
THE SOUTHWEST OVER THE WEEKEND AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY.
INITIALLY...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NRN AZ
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NRN AZ.

AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO
NRN AZ SATURDAY EVENING AND PUSHES ACROSS THE STATE BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COLD FRONT. IN
ADDITION...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER FROM ABOVE 7000 FEET TO BELOW 4000
FEET. THE COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE THE MOST INTENSE SNOW WITH WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AND SEVERAL INCHES PER HOURS OF RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW
AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

MODERATE OROGRAPHIC AND SYNOPTIC LIFT...AND A DEEPLY SATURATED
ATMOSPHERE WITH WEAK STABILITY...WILL CONTINUE AFTER THE COLD FRONT
BRINGING CONTINUED PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIP THROUGH
MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO BELOW 3000 FEET FEET BY MONDAY
MORNING. SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS CONCERNING HOW QUICKLY SNOW LEVELS
FALL AND THE CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS WILL BE AROUND 12-24 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...
WITH 6-12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...AND 2 TO 5 INCHES DOWN TO 4500
FEET. SOME AREAS ABOVE 8000 FEET COULD SEE IN EXCESS OF 2 FEET.
LESSER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY NORTHWARD.

FAIR WEATHER AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BY MID WEEK
AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHWEST.

&&

.AVIATION...FOR THE 00Z PACKAGE...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS WITH
INCREASING CLOUDS AND WINDS ON SATURDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG PACIFIC
STORM ARRIVING LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. ON SATURDAY MORNING SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AHEAD OF THE STORM EXPECT SUSTAINED
SURFACE WINDS RANGING FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 55
MPH. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS.

&&

.FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 11 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR
AZZ008-015-037-038.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR
AZZ005-009-012-013-016>018-039-040.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR
AZZ010-011-014.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR
AZZ004-006-007.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY FOR AZZ008-015-
037-038.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR AZZ005-
009-012-013-016>018-039-040.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY FOR AZZ010-
011-014.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY FOR AZZ004-006-007.

&&

PUBLIC.........DB
AVIATION.......BOHLIN

FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 16, 4:56 AM MST, 10 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
456 AM MST FRI MAR 16 2012

AZZ004>018-037>040-170700-
KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-
COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-
WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-
OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-BLACK MESA AREA-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
456 AM MST FRI MAR 16 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
ARIZONA...NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...NORTHEAST ARIZONA AND WEST
CENTRAL ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS
NORTHERN ARIZONA ON SATURDAY. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST
MAY ALSO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY NORTHWARD TO THE UTAH BORDER REGION.

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH SNOW LEVELS EVENTUALLY
DROPPING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS OF MOST OF NORTHERN ARIZONA.
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...CREATING
VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY IMPAIRED AT
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY...WITH SOME ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET ACROSS NORTHERN
ARIZONA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 16, 3:16 PM MSTWind AdvisoryFGZApache, Coconino, Gila, Navajo, Yavapai28 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Arizona, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.