[PHX-Skywarn] "NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION" PHXSPSPSR.20031111

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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
422 PM MST TUE NOV 11 2003

...HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA LATE TONIGHT 
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUED TO DEVELOP OFF THE 
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY...AND IS CONTINUING TO DRAW 
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM OFF THE BAJA COAST AND 
SPREADING TOWARD AND INTO ARIZONA. THIS MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO 
INCREASE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AND LEAD TO AN INCREASING THREAT
FOR SHOWERS AND HEAVY RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA.

CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND THICKEN OVER SOUTHWEST AND 
SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA TONIGHT...ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. 
HOWEVER...MORE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE 
SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS...INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA 
...LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS 
POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY. THERE IS A 
POSSIBILITY OF UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS 
OF SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...STARTING LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUING 
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH-CENTRAL DESERTS INCLUDING THE PHOENIX 
METROPOLITAN AREA MAY SEE STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 
ONE INCH.

URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORIES MAY BECOME NECESSARY IN 
SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA WEDNESDAY 
AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. STAY OUT OF NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND AREAS 
THAT BECOME FLOODED.

MONITOR THE WEATHER AND CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS TONIGHT THROUGH 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT

WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PHOENIX

OR WEATHER RADIO ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE BAND.

DKS

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