SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 504 PM MST SAT DEC 5 2009
Expiration: 530 AM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
...RAIN IS EXPECTED MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WITH SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL
AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...
A WET PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE
SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A GOOD
CHANCE OF SHOWERS DEVELOPING FROM SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA TO SOUTH
CENTRAL ARIZONA MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF INCH OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE FROM
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK EAST ACROSS RIVERSIDE COUNTY...LA PAZ
COUNTY...AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX
AREA.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE UPSLOPE AREAS OF
SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA NORTH AND EAST OF PHOENIX WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
RAIN AND ISOLATED AMOUNTS OVER 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. SOME FLOODING OF
LOW SPOTS AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES IS POSSIBLE.
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO END FROM THE WEST IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA INCLUDING EL CENTRO AND
YUMA LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND SOUTH-CENTRAL
ARIZONA INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA TUESDAY.
SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO GENERALLY BE QUITE HIGH IN OUR AREA...
ABOVE 65 HUNDRED OR 7 THOUSAND FEET WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM. THE SNOW
LEVEL COULD BRIEFLY START OUT AT 45 HUNDRED FEET IN JOSHUA TREE
NATIONAL PARK LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT THERE IS ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS THAT EARLY. ALSO...THE SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO DROP TO
NEAR 5 THOUSAND FEET IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH AND EAST OF PHOENIX
TUESDAY. HOWEVER...THE SHOWERS WILL BE TAPERING OFF AT THAT TIME. AS
A RESULT...LITTLE SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LESS THAN AN INCH
ACCUMULATION.
STAY UP-TO-DATE ON THIS UPCOMING STORM BY LISTENING TO WEATHER RADIO
ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE BAND. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION WILL BE
AVAILABLE AS THIS WET PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 549 AM MST SAT DEC 5 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL
ARIZONA AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO WEATHER HAZARDOUS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
MOVE INTO THE REGION MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST
RAIN...WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT.
PRELIMINARY RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGE FROM 1/2 INCH ON THE DESERTS TO
NEARLY 2 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH POSSIBLE LOCAL FLOODING.
THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS INCLUDE WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH.
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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