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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
711 AM MST WED DEC 20 2017
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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-
711 AM MST WED DEC 20 2017
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...
NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN
ARIZONA.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE STATE BEGINNING TONIGHT.
STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT, FIRST
IMPACTING THE KAIBAB PLATEAU THIS AFTERNOON AND THE MOGOLLON RIM
TO THE WHITE MONTAINS OVERNIGHT. IN GENERAL, THE FORECAST CALLS
FOR WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH. VERY
STRONG, BUT LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT AT LOCATIONS IMMEDIATELY DOWNSTREAM OF THE SAN FRANSISCO
PEAKS AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED.
IN ADDITION, LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR WITH THE FRONT BEGINNING LATE
TONIGHT. IN GENERAL, 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST ALONG THE
KAIBAB PLATEAU AND MOUNTAINS OF FAR NORTHEAST ARIZONA. AROUND 0.5
INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST IN THE FLAGSTAFF AREA, WITH LITTLE TO
NO SNOW FORECAST ELSEWHERE.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL BE BETWEEN 10 TO 15 DEGREES AT MOST
PLACES. EXPECT MORE MILD WEATHER LATE THIS WEEK WITH ANOTHER DROP
IN TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE BY CHRISTMAS EVE.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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