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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1159 AM MST SAT NOV 28 2009
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KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-
COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-
WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-
OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-BLACK MESA AREA-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
1159 AM MST SAT NOV 28 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
ARIZONA...NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...NORTHEAST ARIZONA AND WEST
CENTRAL ARIZONA.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A DEVELOPING EARLY WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AREAS OF RAIN AND
SNOW TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWER BANDS HAVE
ALREADY DEVELOPED THIS MORNING OVER THE MOGOLLON RIM AND KAIBAB
PLATEAU. THESE SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH NOON ON
SUNDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET ELEVATION.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS
EVENING OVER THE KAIBAB PLATEAU...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST
PLATEAUS...BLACK MESA AND THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY FOR THESE AREAS STARTING
TONIGHT THROUGH NOON ON SUNDAY. OTHER AREAS ABOVE 6000 FEET SHOULD
EXPECT BETWEEN 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THROUGH NOON ON SUNDAY.
DRIVERS ARE URGED TO BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS
WITH LOW VISIBILITIES AND ICY ROADS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA
THROUGH MONDAY.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
COLD EASTERLY FLOW WILL AFFECT THE REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING GENERALLY EAST OF FLAGSTAFF. THE
BEST CHANCES OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY WILL
BE ABOVE 5500 FEET....SOUTHEAST OF FLAGSTAFF....ESPECIALLY OVER
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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