Seldomseen
03-16-2006, 03:58 PM
FYI -
I don't think this storm will be quite the lulu of last weekend, but still could be a decent one.
From the NWS Flagstaff:
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 315 PM MST THU MAR 16 2006
FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...GFS HAS THE TROF AXIS MOVING INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA AND THEN ALONG A LINE FROM PAGE TO PRESCOTT AT SUNRISE SUNDAY. THIS POSITION PUTS THE EASTERN RIM AND WHITE MOUNTAINS IN A FAVORABLE POSITION FOR PRECIP ACCUMULATIONS AND THE GFS CRANKS OUT OVER 1 INCH OF LIQUID PRECIP IN THIS AREA FROM SUNSET SATURDAY TO SUNSET SUNDAY. ADDITIONALLY...SNOW LEVELS SHOULD DROP TO AROUND 3000 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING 10 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOWFALL TO AREAS ABOVE 6000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES TO AREAS BETWEEN 4000 AND 6000 FEET AND UP TO 4 INCHES TO AREAS BELOW 4000 FEET.
I don't think this storm will be quite the lulu of last weekend, but still could be a decent one.
From the NWS Flagstaff:
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 315 PM MST THU MAR 16 2006
FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...GFS HAS THE TROF AXIS MOVING INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA AND THEN ALONG A LINE FROM PAGE TO PRESCOTT AT SUNRISE SUNDAY. THIS POSITION PUTS THE EASTERN RIM AND WHITE MOUNTAINS IN A FAVORABLE POSITION FOR PRECIP ACCUMULATIONS AND THE GFS CRANKS OUT OVER 1 INCH OF LIQUID PRECIP IN THIS AREA FROM SUNSET SATURDAY TO SUNSET SUNDAY. ADDITIONALLY...SNOW LEVELS SHOULD DROP TO AROUND 3000 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING 10 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOWFALL TO AREAS ABOVE 6000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES TO AREAS BETWEEN 4000 AND 6000 FEET AND UP TO 4 INCHES TO AREAS BELOW 4000 FEET.