Chambers Weather - Special Cases
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Date Issued: 943 AM MST FRI AUG 29 2008 Expiration: 1245 AM MST SAT AUG 30 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA...NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...NORTHEAST ARIZONA AND WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A HIGH PRESSURE CENTER MOVING EASTWARD ALONG THE ARIZONA UTAH BORDER TODAY WILL STABILIZE THE AIRMASS FROM THE FLAGSTAFF AREA NORTHWARD WITH ONLY SLIGHT CHANCES FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY EXPECTED OVER EXTREME NORTHERN ARIZONA. THE AIRMASS REMAINS MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTH OF THE FLAGSTAFF AREA OVER CENTRAL ARIZONA...WHERE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM. STORM MOTION IS FROM THE SOUTHEAST TO THE NORTHWEST TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FORECAST MODELS SHOW AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING INTO THE SOUTHWEST. THIS TROUGH WILL BRING UP ADDITIONAL MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH...ENHANCE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY DURING THE DAY AND THE NIGHT AND PRODUCE A STRONG POSSIBILITY FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. BY MONDAY MUCH OF THE MOISTURE WILL BE SWEPT NORTHWARD WITH A DECREASE IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. EXPECT A MARKED DECREASE IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS A DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIRMASS MOVES INTO THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. |
