HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 254 AM MST SAT DEC 5 2009
Expiration: 300 PM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 6000 FEET...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
DRY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS MONDAY MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH
LOCALIZED VISIBILITIES NEAR ONE HALF OF A MILE.
A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN PUSH INTO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND
MOUNTAIN SNOW...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 6000 FEET. TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 6000 FEET AND
7000 FEET...AND 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. BREEZY TO WINDY
WITH SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THESE WINDS MAY
RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW A
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
DRIER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT CHANCE OF
VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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