[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
307 PM MST FRI OCT 25 2002

...COOLER AND SHOWERY WEATHER EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING SOUTHEAST ALONG THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST THIS AFTERNOON. IT IS EXPECTED TO TURN
INLAND TONIGHT AND THEN SLOWLY MOVE TO THE EAST THROUGH ARIZONA
OVER THE WEEKEND. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE AWAY FROM THE STATE BY
MONDAY.

THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL GIVE RISE TO INCREASING CLOUDS ALONG WITH
THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...FIRST ACROSS SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND SPREADING EAST INTO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-
CENTRAL ARIZONA DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN CONTINUE ON AND OFF INTO SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE
DIMINISHING EARLY MONDAY.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH THIS STORM ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY...
MOSTLY ON THE ORDER OF A FEW TENTHS TO A HALF INCH...WITH PERHAPS UP
TO ONE INCH IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA.

IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL TURN COOLER OVER THE WEEKEND...WITH
MOST DESERT LOCATIONS EXPECTED TO BE LIMITED TO THE 70S FOR HIGHS...
AND LOWS IN THE 50S.

PERSONS WITH ANY OUTDOOR PLANS THIS WEEKEND SHOULD CONSIDER THE
POTENTIAL FOR WET...COOL WEATHER. IF TRAVEL IS PLANNED TO
NORTHERN ARIZONA...THERE WILL BE SOME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE
ABOUT 7 THOUSAND FEET. LISTEN TO YOUR FAVORITE NEWS AND WEATHER
SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE