SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 259 PM MST FRI DEC 4 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
...COLD AND DRY WEATHER TONIGHT...WITH INCREASING CHANCES OF
PRECIPITATION EARLY NEXT WEEK...
COLD WEATHER TONIGHT...
A COLD AND VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE LOWER
DESERTS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
ARIZONA. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO UPPER
30S ACROSS THE LOWER DESERTS. FORECAST LOW TEMPERATURES FOR SATURDAY
MORNING INCLUDE 36 AT PHOENIX...34 AT IMPERIAL...BLYTHE AND GILA
BEND...AND 28 AT COOLIDGE. FORECAST LOW TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN JUST
SHORT OF FREEZE WARNING CRITERIA.
UNSETTLED WEATHER NEXT WEEK...
A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS STILL EXPECTED TO
OCCUR EARLY NEXT WEEK. STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN STATES...WITH CONSIDERABLE PACIFIC MOISTURE DIRECTED INTO
THE REGION. THIS WILL LEAD TO A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS...POSSIBLY
WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA AND PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL OCCUR LATE MONDAY
INTO TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER
TERRAIN AREAS OF NORTHERN MARICOPA COUNTY AND SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY.
THE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ACTIVE OVER THE WESTERN
UNITED STATES THROUGH THE LATTER PART OF NEXT WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES
SHOULD ALSO REMAIN BELOW NORMAL.
STAY UP-TO-DATE ON THE LATEST FORECASTS BY LISTENING TO WEATHER RADIO
ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE BAND. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX ON THE INTERNET AT
WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
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