Expires:201212140545;Remove:201212140545;498381 FPUS75 KFGZ 140439 NOWFGZ NORTHERN ARIZONA SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 939 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012 AZZ007-008-015>018-037-038-140545- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY AZ-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS AZ- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS AZ-COCONINO PLATEAU AZ- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM AZ-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS AZ- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM AZ-WHITE MOUNTAINS AZ- 939 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012 .NOW... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT... RAIN AND SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS A DISTURBANCE APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH AND A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ALONG...SOUTH...AND WEST OF THE MOGOLLON RIM. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN PRESCOTT AROUND 10 PM...IN FLAGSTAFF AROUND 11 PM...AND IN PAYSON PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY RISE ABOVE 7000 FEET BRIEFLY LATE THIS EVENING THEN LOWER TO AROUND 5000 TO 6000 FEET OVERNIGHT AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. $$ $$ DJO