[PHX-Skywarn] "NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION" PHXSPSPSR.20031005

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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
453 PM MST SUN OCT 5 2003

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL
ARIZONA...INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...MONDAY NIGHT
INTO TUESDAY...

HURRICANE NORA WAS LOCATED ABOUT 330 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN
TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST
AT 6 MPH. MOISTURE BEING SHED OFF OF NORA WILL SURGE NORTHEAST MAINLY
INTO ARIZONA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
CURRENTLY NEAR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST MOVES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST TO
A POSITION OFF THE NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST. THIS MEANS THAT
SHOWERS WILL BECOME LIKELY IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...
INCLUDING THE PHOENIX AREA...MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY WITH A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OFF THE NORTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA COAST WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THEN...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD ARIZONA WITH AN INCREASE IN THE CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN FRIDAY.

YOU ARE URGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE WEATHER AND CHECK THE LATEST
FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE FLASH FLOOD WATCHES OR WARNINGS THAT MAY BE
NECESSARY MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY. THE MOST VULNERABLE AREA IS SOUTH-
CENTRAL ARIZONA...ESPECIALLY THE AREA SOUTH AND EAST OF PHOENIX
INCLUDING SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY.

WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT

WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PHOENIX

OR WEATHER RADIO ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE BAND.

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