Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
836 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
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NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORACLE...DOUGLAS...SIERRA VISTA
836 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE AT 4000 FEET...WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES OF
SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET.
* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WEDNESDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE
AROUND 6000 FEET...THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 3500 TO 4000 FEET BY
LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
35 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL CAUSE ICY AND
SLICK ROADWAYS RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY SERIOUSLY IMPACT TRAVEL. GUSTY WINDS
AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE
WATCH AREA SHOULD PREPARE FOR DIFFICULT WINTER DRIVING
CONDITIONS.
LISTEN NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM.
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
551 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY
EVENING...
.ANOTHER UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE WESTERN COAST OF THE
UNITED STATES WILL DIG SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
AREA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO TRACK EAST
SOUTHEASTWARD JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER...AND BE
POSITIONED SOUTH OF EL PASO AROUND MID MORNING ON THURSDAY. THIS
STORM WILL BRING MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWS TO THE HIGH
ELEVATIONS OF THE GILA WILDERNESS AND THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAINS...AND POSSIBLY A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW AT
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING
MAINLY NEAR THE FOOTHILLS AND PASSES. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL
BEGIN OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE BORDERLAND BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY
AND GRADUALLY SPREAD EASTWARD BY EVENING. SOME EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WITH ICE PELLETS IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS
SYSTEM.
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SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...
TIMBERON
551 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...THIS WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BORDERLAND WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ABOVE 7500 FEET ESPECIALLY IN THE GILA WILDERNESS. RAIN
MIXED WITH SNOW POSSIBLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET
LATE WEDNESDAY AND EARLY THURSDAY MAINLY NEAR FOOTHILLS AND
MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.
* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY EVENING AROUND
7500 FEET...THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 5500 TO 6000 FEET BY THURSDAY
MORNING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25
TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...RAIN AND SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE WET TO ICY AND SLICK
ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
542 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
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SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...ALAMOGORDO...
LORDSBURG...DEMING...LAS CRUCES...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...
DELL CITY
542 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM TO MOVE TO THE BORDERLAND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALOFT OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST WILL
START TO MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD INTO BAJA CALIFORNIA BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL
BORDER...AND IS FORECAST TO BE SOUTH OF EL PASO AROUND MID
MORNING THURSDAY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOWS IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. THERE WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY OF RAIN MIXED
WITH SNOW IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING MAINLY NEAR THE FOOTHILLS AND PASSES. SCATTERED
RAIN SHOWERS WILL BEGIN OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE BORDERLAND BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY SPREAD EASTWARD BY EVENING. SOME
LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SOME EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WITH ICE PELLETS. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GILA WILDERNESS AND
THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS FOR WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
PERSONS SHOULD LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA
OUTLETS FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES ON THE IMPENDING STORM.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
445 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
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WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
445 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL
ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
NO WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
WEDNESDAY...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON
WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AS
THE LOW MOVES THROUGH. SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...AND
BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT
DEVELOPS.
THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY...DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
445 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
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SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
445 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL
ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
NO WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA WEDNESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS
THE STATE. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 5000 FEET. ONE TO THREE
INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET...AND UP TO
ONE INCH FROM 4000 TO 5000 FEET FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY...DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN THIS PERIOD.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
252 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
AZZ019-029-030-032>035-101200-
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
252 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
A WINTER STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST TODAY WILL
MAKE ITS WAY TO THE SAN DIEGO COASTLINE THIS EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN TRACK EAST THROUGH SOUTHERN
ARIZONA AND SONORA MEXICO WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THIS
STORM WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT HIGH ELEVATION SNOWFALL...WITH
SNOWFALL POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER VALLEY LOCATIONS AS SNOW LEVELS
LOWER TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET. SEE PHXWSWTWC OR WWUS45 FOR DETAILS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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