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« on: October 02, 2008, 12:31:22 PM »
Special Weather Statement:
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
539 AM MST THU OCT 2 2008
AZZ020>028-CAZ030>033-022300-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA-
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE...QUARTZSITE...
SALOME...BUCKEYE...LAKE PLEASANT...MORRISTOWN...NEW RIVER...
TONOPAH...WICKENBURG...CAREFREE...CAVE CREEK...CHANDLER...
FOUNTAIN HILLS...GILBERT...GLENDALE...MESA...PEORIA...PHOENIX...
SCOTTSDALE...SUN CITY...TEMPE...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS...
AND SUPERIOR...ALSO INCLUDING APACHE...BARTLETT...CANYON...
HORSESHOE...ROOSEVELT...AND SAGUARO LAKES...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...
SAN LUIS...SOMERTON...YUMA...DATELAND...TACNA...WELLTON...
GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...COOLIDGE...FLORENCE...
COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...KEYS VIEW...LOST HORSE...BLYTHE...
CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...EAGLE MOUNTAIN...BRAWLEY...
CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS...IMPERIAL...AND THE SALTON SEA
539 AM MST THU OCT 2 2008 /539 AM PDT THU OCT 2 2008/
...FIRST SIGNIFICANT STORM OF THE FALL STILL EXPECTED TO ARRIVE THIS
WEEKEND...
AFTER A NEARLY TWO WEEK STRING OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS
THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES...WITH DAILY HIGHS REACHING INTO THE
TRIPLE DIGITS OVER THE HOTTER LOWER DESERTS OF ARIZONA...A
SIGNIFICANT COOL DOWN IS ON THE HORIZON.
WINDY AND MUCH COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN ARIZONA THIS WEEKEND AS A VIGOROUS PACIFIC
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. HIGH
TEMPERATURES OVER THE LOWER DESERTS WILL FALL FROM NEAR 100 DEGREES
TODAY TO THE LOW TO MID 80S BY SUNDAY...AND INTO THE 60S AND 70S OVER
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY. THE COOLER
TEMPERATURES...WHICH WILL BE WELL BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS...WILL
PERSIST INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.
MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED WITH THIS SYSTEM AND THEREFORE WIDESPREAD
AND HEAVY RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED. THERE WILL BE INCREASING CHANCES
FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH AND EAST OF
PHOENIX STARTING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IF THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES FAR
ENOUGH SOUTH AND PULLS IN ENOUGH MOISTURE...THE LOWER DESERTS COULD
SEE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS...PARTICULARLY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
FINALLY...WINDS WILL BE INCREASING AS THE STORM MOVES IN...BEGINNING
ON FRIDAY IN SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND FAR WESTERN ARIZONA...AND
SPREADING TO ALL AREAS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
STAY UP-TO-DATE ON THE LATEST FORECASTS BY LISTENING TO WEATHER RADIO
ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE BAND. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX ON THE INTERNET AT
WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
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BRECKENRIDGE