Down by the River...


 


Tucson Metro, Marana, Green Valley (Arizona)

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
327 AM MST SAT DEC 23 2006

327 AM MST SAT DEC 23 2006

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. DENSE FOG HAD REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN NOGALES...ALONG HIGHWAY 90 NEAR WHETSTONE...AS WELL AS IN FORT HUACHUCA THIS MORNING. VISIBILITIES HAVE ALSO BEEN REDUCED IN PORTIONS OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA AS WELL. RECENT RAINS IN COMBINATION WITH NEARLY CALM WINDS WILL MAINTAIN DENSE FOG RESTRICTING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN PIMA...SANTA CRUZ...AND WESTERN COCHISE COUNTIES UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DENSE FOG SITUATION.

Have a look at UA Webcam over there on the left.

Update (0830 MST): It is clearing up in Tucson, but down by the river it is getting worse:


Update II (1140 MST) - After the fog:



Posted: Saturday - December 23, 2006 at 07:23          


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