[PHX-Skywarn] "NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION" PHXSPSPSR.20030924

[ldad administrator]

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

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
515 AM MST WED SEP 24 2003

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE IN SOUTHWEST ARIZONA TODAY...

TROPICAL DEPRESSION MARTY EARLY THIS MORNING WAS NEAR THE NORTHERN
COAST OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNA AND HAS BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY. IT
IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY AS IT CONTINUES TO
WEAKEN. BUT IT WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD MOISTURE INTO SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA.

THE BEST CHANCE FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN TODAY WILL BE THAT AREA WHICH
IS NEAREST TO AND TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF MARTY ITSELF. THAT
BEING SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...NAMELY YUMA COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST MARICOPA
COUNTY. RAINFALL COULD BE IN THE THREE QUARTER TO ONE INCH RANGE.
THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD CAUSE SOME WASHES AND SMALL STREAMS TO
RUN.

ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA AND
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL OCCUR TODAY. RAINFALL ACROSS THESE AREAS MAY BE IN THE ONE TENTH
TO ONE HALF INCH RANGE...THE LESSER AMOUNTS BEING THOSE AREAS
FARTHEST AWAY FROM MARTY ITSELF.

YOU ARE URGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE WEATHER AND CHECK THE LATEST
FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE UPDATES AS THE RAINS FROM THIS TROPICAL SYSTEM
CONTINUES TO SPREAD OVER THE REGION TODAY.

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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