[PHX-Skywarn] NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION

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THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX MAIL SERVER

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
340 PM MST THU NOV 28 2002

...WETTER AND COOLER WEATHER HEADED TOWARDS THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST...

A STRONG UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA
COAST WILL MAKE A MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
AS THE LOW MOVES CLOSER...IT WILL PULL UP A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF
MOISTURE THAT HAS BEEN GATHERING TO OUR SOUTH. SHOWERS WILL BE ON
THE INCREASE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...FIRST ACROSS SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA AND FAR SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...SPREADING TO THE EAST BY
FRIDAY EVENING.

SHOWERS WILL BE LIKELY FROM LATE FRIDAY THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY
AS THE BRUNT OF THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. THERE WILL ALSO BE A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...WITH SOME OF
THE STRONGER STORMS POSSIBLY PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.
COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE THE RULE THIS WEEKEND.

IT APPEARS AS IF SOME DESERT SPOTS IN SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA COULD RECEIVE STORM TOTALS IN EXCESS OF A HALF INCH...WITH
SOME LOCALIZED HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS PERHAPS MEASURING OVER ONE
INCH OF RAIN BY SUNDAY MORNING. THESE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS
MAY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED AS THE EVOLUTION OF THE STORM SYSTEM BECOMES
MORE CLEAR ON FRIDAY.

PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVEL ACROSS ALL OF ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UP-TO-THE-
MINUTE WEATHER INFORMATION. ALSO...BE AWARE THAT THE HIGHER
ARIZONA ELEVATIONS COULD RECEIVE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL
WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM.

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE