SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 229 PM MST FRI DEC 4 2009
Expiration: 400 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
...MAJOR WINTER STORM POSSIBLE EARLY NEXT WEEK...
A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL COMBINE WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE
TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND RAIN TO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ARIZONA
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND RAIN FROM MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL...WITH LIGHTER
ACCUMULATIONS DOWN TO NEAR 5000 FEET. UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS
POSSIBLE OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF GILA AND YAVAPAI COUNTY.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF ON THE INTERNET
AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 704 AM MST FRI DEC 4 2009
Expiration: 700 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
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
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL COMBINE WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE
BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM
WILL BRING SUBSTANTIAL RAINFALL TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS NEXT
WEEK WITH LOW VISIBILITIES AND ICY ROADS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA. KEEP UPDATED WITH THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
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