[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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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1030 AM MST TUE SEP 10 2002

...HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN MAY 
DEVELOP...

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN BAJA PENINSULA IS EXPECTED 
TO TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS BY MIDDAY TODAY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE 
EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH INTO SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND FAR SOUTHWEST 
ARIZONA BETWEEN NOON AND 3 PM. THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL 
TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH...HAIL...AND BRIEF BUT 
HEAVY RAIN. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH...OUT OF THE REGION BY
8 PM TONIGHT.

A RISK OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA 
BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF AFTERNOON 
HEATING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE...HIGH SPEED WINDS ALOFT...AND THE 
APPROACHING BAJA LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY CAUSE VERY STRONG 
THUNDERSTORMS TO HAVE GUSTY WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...HAIL...AND 
BRIEF BUT HEAVY RAIN...ESPECIALLY OVER MARICOPA...NORTHERN PINAL AND 
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTIES. THIS AREA INCLUDES GILA BEND...THE PHOENIX 
METRO AREA...CASA GRANDE...SUPERIOR AND THE GLOBE/MIAMI AREA.

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

RUNYAN




NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE