HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 504 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MST THIS
MORNING...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MST THIS
MORNING.
* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING
ESPECIALLY NEAR SHOWERS AND THEY MOVE THROUGH. THESE WINDS WILL
BE DECREASING AFTER SUNRISE.
* WINDS...SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO
60 MPH...ESPECIALLY NEAR SHOWERS...AND EVEN STRONGER WINDS CAN
BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WHERE WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE
IN EFFECT.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY WIDESPREAD
VALLEY SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. BLOWING SNOW CAN BE
ANTICIPATED IN THE MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 10 WILL
ENCOUNTER CROSS WINDS MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
HIGHER. SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR
LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW
WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. USE EXTREME
CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AND EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES GREATLY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR THE LATEST ON
THIS HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 435 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
MST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
* TIMING...SCATTERED VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS
MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET.
* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 5500 FEET THIS
MORNING.
* WINDS...SPEEDS THIS MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE GUSTS TO AROUND
70 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS THEN DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY 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 WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE LIKELY
WHICH WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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