962  
WWUS45 KFGZ 081946  
WSWFGZ  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ  
1246 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026  
 
AZZ011-039-090315-  
/O.EXT.KFGZ.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260109T0900Z/  
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-BLACK MESA AREA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NAVAJO N.M., GANADO, AND WINDOW ROCK  
1246 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST FRIDAY ABOVE  
6500 FEET...  
 
* WHAT...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THIS EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN  
INCREASING AND BECOMING HEAVIER BY LATE AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE  
EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES, WITH  
HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET. WINDS GUSTING 35  
TO 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BLACK MESA, CHUSKA MOUNTAINS, AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 AM MST FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CREATE  
SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS  
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM NOON MST TODAY TO 2 AM MST FRIDAY...  
 
BUFFALO PASS: 4 TO 6" GANADO: 0"  
WINDOW ROCK: 1 TO 2" SHONTO: 1 TO 2"  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES GO TO AZ511.GOV, OR CALL 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
AZZ004-006-007-015-016-090300-  
/O.CON.KFGZ.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260109T0300Z/  
KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU-WESTERN  
MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FOREST LAKES, FREDONIA, SUPAI, HEBER, JACOB  
LAKE, VALLE, HAPPY JACK, WILLIAMS, GRAND CANYON VILLAGE, NORTH RIM,  
FLAGSTAFF, AND MUNDS PARK  
1246 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS  
EVENING ABOVE 6500 FEET...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS ABOVE 6500 FEET. TOTAL  
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES, WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE  
7500 FEET. WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...MOGOLLON RIM, KAIBAB PLATEAU, GRAND CANYON COUNTRY, AND  
COCONINO PLATEAU.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY  
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL  
WILL CREATE SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.  
THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM NOON MST TODAY TO 8 PM MST TODAY...  
 
FOREST LAKES: 2 TO 4" GCNP SOUTH RIM: 1 TO 2"  
DONEY PARK: 1 TO 2" FLAGSTAFF: 1 TO 2"  
MUNDS PARK: 1 TO 2" PINE-STRAWBERRY: 1 TO 2"  
WILLIAMS: 2 TO 4" HEBER-OVERGAARD: TRACE TO 1"  
JACOB LAKE: 2 TO 4" GCNP NORTH RIM: 2 TO 4"  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES GO TO AZ511.GOV, OR CALL 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
AZZ017-090315-  
/O.CON.KFGZ.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260109T0600Z/  
WHITE MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PINETOP, GREER, AND SHOW LOW  
1246 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 6  
INCHES, WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET.  
WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...WHITE MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY  
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED AS HEAVY  
SNOWFALL AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING  
CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE THURSDAY  
EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM NOON MST TODAY TO 11 PM MST TODAY...  
 
ALPINE: 2 TO 4" WHITERIVER: 1 TO 2"  
PINETOP-LAKESIDE: 2 TO 4" SHOW LOW: 1 TO 2"  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES GO TO AZ511.GOV, OR CALL 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
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