SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 613 AM MST SAT NOV 28 2009
Expiration: 400 PM MST SAT NOV 28 2009
...WINTER STORM TO BRING VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW THIS WEEKEND...
A STRONG AND COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA THIS WEEKEND...BRINGING VALLEY RAIN AND
MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH EXTREME SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING...MOVING THROUGH ARIZONA BY THIS EVENING.
INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY WINDS...GUSTING TO 40 MPH AT
TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH BRIEF AND SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN
VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST.
AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...THE MAIN LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH...BRINGING
SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER AIR TO THE REGION. VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED STARTING EARLY TODAY...AND CONTINUING OVER
PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER
TO AROUND 4500 FEET TODAY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF JOSHUA TREE
NATIONAL PARK IN CALIFORNIA...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
POSSIBLE AT AND ABOVE 5000 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE THREAT OF
SHOWERS WILL DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY SUNDAY...WITH LITTLE TO NO
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.
FURTHER EAST...OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...SNOW
LEVELS WILL HOVER AROUND 5000 FEET THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY...BEFORE
DROPPING TO 4500 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1
TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000
FEET...EAST OF THE MAJOR POPULATION CENTER OF GLOBE MIAMI. PRECIPITATION
OVER THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF ARIZONA IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO
MONDAY MORNING...WITH AN ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION ON THE ORDER OF
2 INCHES AT AND ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH A SNOW TOTAL OF 3 TO 4 INCHES
POSSIBLE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
STAY UP-TO-DATE ON THE LATEST FORECASTS BY LISTENING TO WEATHER RADIO
ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE BAND. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX ON THE INTERNET AT
WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
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