HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1159 AM MST SAT NOV 28 2009
Expiration: 1230 AM MST SUN NOV 29 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
ARIZONA...NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...NORTHEAST ARIZONA AND WEST
CENTRAL ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A DEVELOPING EARLY WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AREAS OF RAIN AND
SNOW TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWER BANDS HAVE
ALREADY DEVELOPED THIS MORNING OVER THE MOGOLLON RIM AND KAIBAB
PLATEAU. THESE SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH NOON ON
SUNDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET ELEVATION.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS
EVENING OVER THE KAIBAB PLATEAU...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST
PLATEAUS...BLACK MESA AND THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY FOR THESE AREAS STARTING
TONIGHT THROUGH NOON ON SUNDAY. OTHER AREAS ABOVE 6000 FEET SHOULD
EXPECT BETWEEN 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THROUGH NOON ON SUNDAY.
DRIVERS ARE URGED TO BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS
WITH LOW VISIBILITIES AND ICY ROADS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA
THROUGH MONDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
COLD EASTERLY FLOW WILL AFFECT THE REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING GENERALLY EAST OF FLAGSTAFF. THE
BEST CHANCES OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY WILL
BE ABOVE 5500 FEET....SOUTHEAST OF FLAGSTAFF....ESPECIALLY OVER
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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