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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
336 PM MST SUN MAY 11 2008
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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-
336 PM MST SUN MAY 11 2008
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
NO WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE DRY AND
WINDY CONDITIONS ON MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR MOST FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA EXCEPT FOR LOWER
ELEVATION AREAS IN YAVAPAI COUNTY...NORTHERN GILA COUNTY AND THE
SEDONA AND OAK CREEK CANYON AREAS.
THE COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA STARTING TUESDAY
MORNING NEAR THE UTAH BORDER AND MOVING DOWN INTO THE WHITE
MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS...WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
HIGH COUNTRY AND A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ON TUESDAY
MORNING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE UPPER ELEVATION
AREAS OF THE KAIBAB PLATEAU AND SAN FRANSISCO PEAKS WITH AROUND 1
INCH OF SNOWFALL...WITH TRACE AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FOR OTHER HIGH
ELEVATION AREAS ABOVE 7000 FEET. THIS COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION
...ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGEST
SHOWER BANDS.
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RB