Cochise Weather - Special Cases
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Date Issued: 147 PM MST WED JUL 23 2008 Expiration: 500 AM MST THU JUL 24 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT DRIER AIR ALOFT HAS BEGUN TO STABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE. HOWEVER WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TODAY AND A WEAK TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY LEFT OVER FROM THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY EVENING...WITH A FEW GETTING PUSHED WEST INTO THE VALLEYS AT 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS FROM THESE STORMS...MOST OF WHICH WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET...ALTHOUGH WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSING ACROSS NORTHWEST MEXICO TONIGHT...THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE REDUCED SOMEWHAT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS DRIER AIR ALOFT CONTINUES TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. ATTENTION WILL THEN TURN TO THE UPPER LEVEL REMAINS ON HURRICANE DOLLY...WHICH WILL MOVE TOWARD THE DESERT SOUTHWEST THIS WEEKEND. THE BULK OF HER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE WRUNG OUT OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST MEXICO. HOWEVER THE UPPER LEVEL REMAINS WILL REMOISTEN THE ATMOSPHERE...AND WILL INTERACT WITH THE PREEXISTING MONSOON FLOW TO CAUSE AN UPSWING IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS WEEKEND. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR PLANS THIS WEEKEND SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS CLOSELY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. |
