WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1246 PM MST MON DEC 07 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
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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 342 PM MST MON DEC 07 2009
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY BELOW 6000 FEET...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY BELOW
6000 FEET.
* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL MID-MORNING...BEFORE
SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND SLOWLY DECREASING THROUGH MID-DAY
TUESDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING WILL SHIFT TO
THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. STRONG
WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE MID-MORNING HOURS THEN SHIFT TO THE
WEST BY MID-DAY AND DECREASE. EVEN STRONGER WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WHERE WINTER STORM WARNINGS OR
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY WIDESPREAD
VALLEY SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST IS
UNLIKELY TO ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS IN THE VALLEYS GIVEN THE
CHANCES FOR MODERATE RAINFALL. HOWEVER...DRY SOILS MAY BE STILL
BE PRESENT TONIGHT THAT WILL ALLOW FOR LOCALIZED AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER
ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.
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