Alert archive / Utah / Winter Storm Warnings in 2006
Winter Storm Warning 13, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this winter storm warning at Apr 4, 2006, 4:34 AM MDT. It took effect at Apr 4, 2006, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 53 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2006, 4:34 AM MDT (10:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 4, 2006, 6:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2006, 11:07 PM MDT
- In force
- 53 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KSLC 041034 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 434 AM MDT TUE APR 4 2006 ...WIND AND HEAVY SNOW FOR MOUNTAINS... .A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM NEAR THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY AND THEN ACROSS UTAH ON WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM WILL THEN LINGER THROUGH THURSDAY. INITIALLY SNOW LEVELS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...LOWERING SNOW LEVELS STATEWIDE. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER AND NEAR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH PRECIPITATION ENDING THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE STORM EXITS. UTZ007>010-041830- /O.UPG.KSLC.WS.A.0019.060404T1800Z-060406T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.WS.W.0013.060405T0000Z-060406T2300Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- 434 AM MDT TUE APR 4 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH...INCLUDING THE ENTIRE WASATCH RANGE...THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS...AND THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 30 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE WASATCH RANGE. UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE DOWN TO 6500 FEET. SHOWERS WILL OCCUR TODAY AND TONIGHT BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 9000 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 5 INCHES TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT ABOVE 9000 FEET. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH WINDS ALONG RIDGELINES GUSTING ABOVE 60 MPH AT TIMES. WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL BELOW 6000 FEET DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ UTZ017-018-041830- /O.UPG.KSLC.WS.A.0019.060404T1800Z-060406T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.WS.W.0013.060405T0000Z-060406T1800Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-HENRY MOUNTAINS- 434 AM MDT TUE APR 4 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH... INCLUDING THE HENRY MOUNTAINS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8500 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 9500 FEET. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE DOWN TO 7000 FEET. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL FALL ON SOUTH FACING SLOPES LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. A MILD AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY...AS SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH WINDS ALONG RIDGELINES GUSTING ABOVE 60 MPH AT TIMES. SHOWERS WILL OCCUR TODAY AND INCREASE TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL BE NEAR OR ABOVE 9500 FEET. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO BELOW 6000 FEET DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ TARDY
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000 WWUS45 KSLC 041201 CCA WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 557 AM MDT TUE APR 4 2006 ...WIND AND HEAVY SNOW FOR MOUNTAINS... .A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM NEAR THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY AND THEN ACROSS UTAH ON WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM WILL THEN LINGER THROUGH THURSDAY. INITIALLY SNOW LEVELS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...LOWERING SNOW LEVELS STATEWIDE. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER AND NEAR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH PRECIPITATION ENDING THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE STORM EXITS. UTZ007>010-042000- /O.UPG.KSLC.WS.A.0019.060404T1800Z-060406T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.WS.W.0013.060405T0000Z-060406T2300Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- 557 AM MDT TUE APR 4 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH...INCLUDING THE ENTIRE WASATCH RANGE...THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS...AND THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 30 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE WASATCH RANGE. UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE DOWN TO 6500 FEET. SHOWERS WILL OCCUR TODAY AND TONIGHT BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 9000 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 5 INCHES TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT ABOVE 9000 FEET. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH WINDS ALONG RIDGELINES GUSTING ABOVE 60 MPH AT TIMES. WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL BELOW 6000 FEET DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ UTZ017-018-042000- /O.UPG.KSLC.WS.A.0019.060404T1800Z-060406T1800Z/ /O.COR.KSLC.WS.W.0013.060405T0000Z-060406T1800Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-HENRY MOUNTAINS- 557 AM MDT TUE APR 4 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH... INCLUDING THE HENRY MOUNTAINS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8500 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 9500 FEET. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE DOWN TO 7000 FEET. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL FALL ON SOUTH FACING SLOPES LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. A MILD AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...AS SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH WINDS ALONG RIDGELINES GUSTING ABOVE 60 MPH AT TIMES. SHOWERS WILL OCCUR TODAY AND INCREASE TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL BE NEAR OR ABOVE 9500 FEET. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO BELOW 6000 FEET DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ TARDY
000 WWUS45 KSLC 041946 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 146 PM MDT TUE APR 4 2006 ...WIND AND HEAVY SNOW FOR MOUNTAINS... .A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM NEAR THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE ACROSS UTAH ON WEDNESDAY...AND LINGER ACROSS THE REGION INTO THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...LOWERING SNOW LEVELS STATEWIDE. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER AND NEAR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH PRECIPITATION ENDING THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE STORM EXITS. UTZ007>010-050515- /O.EXT.KSLC.WS.W.0013.060405T0600Z-060406T2300Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- 146 PM MDT TUE APR 4 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MDT THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH...INCLUDING THE ENTIRE WASATCH RANGE...THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS...AND THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 30 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE WASATCH RANGE. UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE DOWN TO 6500 FEET. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN UTAH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY...WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO NEAR 9000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. WINDS ALONG RIDGE LINES ARE EXPECTED TO GUST ABOVE 60 MPH AT TIMES. WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WEDNESDAY...AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL BELOW 6000 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND THIS FRONT. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW WEDNESDAY...STRONG WEST NORTHWEST WINDS...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS RAPIDLY EAST OF THE ROCKIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ UTZ017-018-050515- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0013.060405T0000Z-060406T1800Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-HENRY MOUNTAINS- 146 PM MDT TUE APR 4 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM MDT THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH... INCLUDING THE HENRY MOUNTAINS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8500 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 9500 FEET. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE DOWN TO 7000 FEET. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL FALL ON SOUTH FACING SLOPES LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE BY LATE EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AS MOISTURE CONTINUES TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR 9000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS ALONG RIDGE LINES ARE EXPECTED TO GUST ABOVE 60 MPH AT TIMES. WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY...AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL BELOW 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING BEHIND THIS FRONT. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW WEDNESDAY...STRONG WEST NORTHWEST WINDS...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS RAPIDLY EAST OF THE ROCKIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ SEAMAN
000 WWUS45 KSLC 050347 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 947 PM MDT TUE APR 4 2006 ...WIND AND HEAVY SNOW FOR MOUNTAINS... .A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM NEAR THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE ACROSS UTAH ON WEDNESDAY...AND LINGER ACROSS THE REGION INTO THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...LOWERING SNOW LEVELS STATEWIDE. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER AND NEAR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH PRECIPITATION ENDING THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE STORM EXITS. UTZ007>010-051215- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0013.060405T0600Z-060406T2300Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- 947 PM MDT TUE APR 4 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MDT THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH...INCLUDING THE ENTIRE WASATCH RANGE...THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS...AND THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 30 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE WASATCH RANGE. UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE DOWN TO 6500 FEET. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN UTAH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. THESE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY...WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO NEAR 9000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. WINDS ALONG RIDGE LINES ARE EXPECTED TO GUST ABOVE 60 MPH AT TIMES. WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WEDNESDAY...AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL BELOW 6000 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND THIS FRONT. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW WEDNESDAY...STRONG WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ALONG RIDGELINES...ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS RAPIDLY EAST OF THE ROCKIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ UTZ017-018-051215- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060406T1800Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-HENRY MOUNTAINS- 947 PM MDT TUE APR 4 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH... INCLUDING THE HENRY MOUNTAINS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8500 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 9500 FEET. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE DOWN TO 7000 FEET. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL FALL ON SOUTH FACING SLOPES LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN UTAH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT....AS MOISTURE CONTINUES TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR 9000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS ALONG RIDGE LINES ARE EXPECTED TO GUST ABOVE 60 MPH AT TIMES. WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY...AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL BELOW 6000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING BEHIND THIS FRONT. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW WEDNESDAY...STRONG WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ALONG RIDGELINES...ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS RAPIDLY EAST OF THE ROCKIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ SEAMAN
000 WWUS45 KSLC 051213 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 613 AM MDT WED APR 5 2006 ...WIND AND SNOW FOR MOUNTAINS... .A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OVER CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE GREAT BASIN LATER TODAY. THIS STORM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS UTAH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS ALONG AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT TODAY. THIS HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS LATER TODAY...THEN REMAIN OVER PRIMARILY THE WASATCH RANGE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. UTZ007>010-051800- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060406T2300Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- 613 AM MDT WED APR 5 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MDT THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH...INCLUDING THE ENTIRE WASATCH RANGE...THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS...AND THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 24 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE WASATCH RANGE. UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE DOWN TO 6500 FEET. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ALONG WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS BY LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVEL WILL DROP RAPIDLY BY THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL END AND SNOW WILL TURN HEAVY AND BECOME WIDESPREAD BY THIS EVENING. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW TODAY...STRONG SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ALONG RIDGELINES...ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THOUGH STILL REMAIN STRONG INTO THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ UTZ017-018-051800- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060406T1800Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-HENRY MOUNTAINS- 613 AM MDT WED APR 5 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH... INCLUDING THE HENRY MOUNTAINS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE DOWN TO 7000 FEET. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER EXTREME SOUTHWEST UTAH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SPREAD EAST LATER IN THE MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP RAPIDLY BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING EAST THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUES TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW WEDNESDAY...STRONG WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ALONG RIDGELINES...ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT STILL REMAIN STRONG INTO THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$
000 WWUS45 KSLC 051844 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1244 PM MDT WED APR 5 2006 ...WIND AND SNOW FOR MOUNTAINS... .A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OVER CALIFORNIA WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE GREAT BASIN LATER TODAY. UTZ007>010-052300- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060406T2300Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- 1244 PM MDT WED APR 5 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MDT THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH...INCLUDING THE ENTIRE WASATCH RANGE...THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS...AND THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 24 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE WASATCH RANGE. UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE DOWN TO 6500 FEET. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW TODAY...STRONG SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ALONG RIDGELINES...WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ UTZ017-018-052300- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060406T1800Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-HENRY MOUNTAINS- 1244 PM MDT WED APR 5 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH... INCLUDING THE HENRY MOUNTAINS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE DOWN TO 7000 FEET. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ALONG RIDGE LINES WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$
000 WWUS45 KSLC 052120 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 320 PM MDT WED APR 5 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW FOR MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN VALLEYS... .A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OVER NEVADA WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE NORTHERN UTAH TONIGHT. UTZ007>010-060530- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060406T2300Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- 320 PM MDT WED APR 5 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MDT THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH...INCLUDING THE ENTIRE WASATCH RANGE...THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS...AND THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS. TOTAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 24 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 3 FEET ACROSS THE WASATCH RANGE. UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE DOWN TO 7000 FEET. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE ON THURSDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ALONG RIDGELINES THIS EVENING AND THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST LATER TONIGHT BEFORE FINALLY BECOMING NORTHWEST THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ UTZ017-018-060530- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060406T1800Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-HENRY MOUNTAINS- 320 PM MDT WED APR 5 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH... INCLUDING THE HENRY MOUNTAINS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 18 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED DOWN TO 7000 FEET. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND THEN TAPER OFF ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF UTAH AND THE WASATCH PLATEAU NORTH OF I-70. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ALONG RIDGE LINES. THESE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOME NORTHWEST THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ UTZ001>006-060530- /O.NEW.KSLC.SN.Y.0029.060406T0600Z-060406T1800Z/ CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT- SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT- GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- 320 PM MDT WED APR 5 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM MDT THURSDAY. THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR THE NORTHERN VALLEYS OF UTAH...INCLUDING THE CACHE VALLEY...ENTIRE WASATCH FRONT AND SALT LAKE VALLEY...THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS VALLEYS AND THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MIDDAY WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES OF WET SNOW ON THE VALLEY FLOORS AND DESERTS...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ON THE BENCHES. THE MOUNTAIN VALLEY AND THE MOUNTAINS OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE MOUNTAINS WILL RECEIVE 4 TO 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW...WITH THE GREATEST AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 6000 FEET. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING WITH SNOW LEVELS GRADUALLY LOWERING. A STEADY AND HEAVIER PERIOD OF PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHWEST DESERTS THIS EVENING AND SPREAD INTO THE ENTIRE WASATCH FRONT AND MOUNTAINS VALLEYS LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THIS HEAVIER PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY MORNING AND THEN TAPER OFF TO RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ TARDY/GIBSON
000 WWUS45 KSLC 060418 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1018 PM MDT WED APR 5 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW FOR MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN VALLEYS... .A COLD SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH TONIGHT AND PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE STORM EXITS. HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ALONG THE BENCHES AND THROUGH MOST OF THURSDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS. UTZ005-061100- /O.CAN.KSLC.SN.Y.0029.060406T0600Z-060406T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.SB.Y.0010.060406T0600Z-060406T1800Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS- 1018 PM MDT WED APR 5 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MIDDAY WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OF WET SNOW IN THE DESERTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ...AND UP TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING WITH SNOW LEVELS GRADUALLY LOWERING. A STEADY AND HEAVIER PERIOD OF PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. THIS HEAVIER PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW DOWN TO THE DESERT FLOORS AT TIMES. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY MORNING AND THEN TAPER OFF TO RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GUST OVER 45 MPH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING IN THE AFTERNOON. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ UTZ001-002-006-061100- /O.UPG.KSLC.SN.Y.0029.060406T0600Z-060406T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.HS.W.0012.060406T0600Z-060406T2200Z/ CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT- WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- 1018 PM MDT WED APR 5 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE CACHE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT AS WELL AS THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH NOON THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES OF WET SNOW ON THE VALLEY FLOORS WITH UP TO 8 INCHES ON THE UPPER BENCHES. THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS WILL RECEIVE 4 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 6000 FEET. THOUGH MOST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON GRASSY AREAS...DURING HEAVY PERIODS OF SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING A SLUSHY ACCUMULATION WILL BUILD UP ON ROADWAYS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING WITH SNOW LEVELS GRADUALLY LOWERING OVERNIGHT. A STEADY AND HEAVIER PERIOD OF PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS HEAVIER PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY MORNING AND THEN TAPER OFF TO RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOW WILL BE THURSDAY MORNING. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE HEAVY WET SNOW COULD ALSO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES OR PUT STRESS ON POWER LINES IN THE WARNING AREA. $$ UTZ007>010-061100- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060406T2300Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- 1018 PM MDT WED APR 5 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MDT THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH...INCLUDING THE ENTIRE WASATCH RANGE...THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS...AND THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS. TOTAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH LATE THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 24 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 30 INCHES ACROSS WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE WASATCH RANGE. UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE DOWN TO 7000 FEET. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE ON THURSDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ALONG RIDGELINES THIS EVENING AND THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST LATER TONIGHT BEFORE FINALLY BECOMING NORTHWEST THURSDAY MORNING. $$ UTZ017-018-061100- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060406T1800Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-HENRY MOUNTAINS- 1018 PM MDT WED APR 5 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH... INCLUDING THE HENRY MOUNTAINS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 18 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED DOWN TO 7000 FEET...MAINLY NORTH OF I-70. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF UTAH AND THE WASATCH PLATEAU NORTH OF I-70. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ALONG RIDGE LINES. THESE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOME NORTHWEST THURSDAY MORNING. $$ WYZ021-061100- /O.NEW.KSLC.SB.Y.0010.060406T0600Z-060406T2000Z/ SOUTHWEST WYOMING- 1018 PM MDT WED APR 5 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THURSDAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST WYOMING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE AT NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...WESTERLY WINDS WILL BLOW AT SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON THURSDAY. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ UTZ014-061100- /O.EXB.KSLC.SN.Y.0029.060406T0600Z-060406T2000Z/ SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS- 1018 PM MDT WED APR 5 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THURSDAY. THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR THE SANPETE VALLEY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SANPETE VALLEY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. LESS THAN 2 INCHES IN THE SEVIER VALLEY. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ON GRASSY AREAS ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SANPETE VALLEY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT WILL BECOME A STEADIER PRECIPITATION LATE AT NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE BACK TO RAIN SHOWERS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ UTZ003-004-061100- /O.EXT.KSLC.SN.Y.0029.060406T0600Z-060406T2000Z/ SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT- 1018 PM MDT WED APR 5 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THURSDAY. THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT INCLUDING THE TOOELE AND SALT LAKE VALLEY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH NOON THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES OF WET SNOW ON THE VALLEY FLOORS. ...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ON THE BENCHES. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON GRASSY AREAS BUT ROADWAYS WILL GET SLUSHY ACCUMULATIONS DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING WITH SNOW LEVELS GRADUALLY LOWERING AFTER MIDNIGHT. A STEADY AND HEAVIER PERIOD OF PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS HEAVIER PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AT TIMES DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOORS...WITH MOSTLY SNOW ALONG THE BENCHES. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY MORNING AND THEN TAPER OFF TO RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ TARDY
000 WWUS45 KSLC 061114 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 514 AM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW FOR MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER NORTHERN VALLEYS... .A COLD SPRING STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT SLOWLY EAST TODAY. SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS TODAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWS OVER NORTHERN UTAH TODAY. UTZ010-061215- /O.CAN.KSLC.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060406T2300Z/ WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- 514 AM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS. SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE AREA THIS MORNING....WITH GENERAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-3 INCHES EXPECTED. $$ UTZ018-061215- /O.CAN.KSLC.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060406T1800Z/ HENRY MOUNTAINS- 514 AM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE HENRY MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST UTAH. SNOW SHOWERS WILL RETURN TO THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. $$ UTZ001-002-006-061915- /O.CON.KSLC.HS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-060406T2200Z/ CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT- WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- 514 AM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE CACHE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT AS WELL AS THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3-7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE HIGHER BENCH AREAS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER VALLEYS EAST OF THE OGDEN. THE LOWER VALLEY ELEVATIONS WILL SEE A GENERAL 1-2 INCHES FROM THIS STORM. RAIN AND SNOW OVERNIGHT WILL TURN TO SNOW IN MOST LOCATIONS EARLY THIS MORNING. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL BE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL TURN SHOWERY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY WET SNOW TODAY COULD ALSO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES OR PUT STRESS ON POWER LINES IN THE WARNING AREA. ROADS IN THE AREA MAY SEE A SLUSHY BUILDUP...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BENCH AREAS...OR ALONG LESS TRAVELED ROADWAYS. $$ UTZ007>009-061915- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060406T2300Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- 514 AM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH...INCLUDING THE ENTIRE WASATCH RANGE...THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS...AND THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS. TOTAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH LATE TODAY TWILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 24 INCHES WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE WASATCH RANGE...ESPECIALLY THE WEST FACING SLOPES WILL SEE THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS. ELEVATIONS DOWN TO AROUND 6500 FEET COULD RECEIVE 4-10 INCHES WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ALONG RIDGE LINES THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE DAY TODAY. $$ UTZ017-061800- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060406T1800Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- 514 AM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH... INCLUDING THE HENRY MOUNTAINS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH THIS MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED DOWN TO 7000 FEET...MAINLY NORTH OF I-70. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-70 THIS MORNING. NORTH OF I-70 A NEW ROUND OF SNOW WILL MOVE IN EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN END EARLY THIS EVENING. $$ UTZ005-061800- /O.CON.KSLC.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-060406T1800Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS- 514 AM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OF WET SNOW IN THE DESERTS WITH UP TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. WEST NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP DURING THE MORNING...LEADING TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO THE AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS WILL END FROM THE WEST AND PRODUCE LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION DURING THE AFTERNOON. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WYZ021-061915- /O.CON.KSLC.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-060406T2000Z/ SOUTHWEST WYOMING- 514 AM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST WYOMING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW THIS MORNING WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP... CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW . A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ UTZ003-004-014-061915- /O.CON.KSLC.SN.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-060406T2000Z/ SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT- SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS- 514 AM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR THE SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS...AND THE SANPETE VALLEY IN CENTRAL UTAH. SNOW ACROSS THE TOOELE AND SALT LAKE VALLEYS WILL PRODUCE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE BENCH AND FOOTHILLS AREAS. ROADWAYS FOR THE MOST PART WILL REMAIN WET... THOUGH SOME ROADS ALONG THE HIGHER BENCHES...OR LESSER USED ROADS...MAY BECOME SLUSHY THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTH INTO SANPETE VALLEY LATER IN THE MORNING...PRODUCING ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-4 INCHES. SNOW WILL TURN BACK TO RAIN AND SOW SHOWERY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AFTER MIDAFTERNOON TODAY. $$
000 WWUS45 KSLC 061800 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1200 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW FOR MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER NORTHERN VALLEYS... .A COLD SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BE OVER UTAH TODAY. THE STORM WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT. UTZ001-061900- /O.CAN.KSLC.HS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-060406T2200Z/ CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION- 1200 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR THE CACHE VALLEY OF NORTHERN UTAH. MIXED RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BUT WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION. $$ UTZ017-061900- /O.CAN.KSLC.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060406T1800Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- 1200 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF UTAH. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS FROM ABOUT I-70 NORTH. MINIMAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. $$ WYZ021-061900- /O.CAN.KSLC.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-060406T2000Z/ SOUTHWEST WYOMING- 1200 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR UINTA COUNTY WYOMING. MIXED RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OR BLOWING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED. $$ UTZ014-061900- /O.CAN.KSLC.SN.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-060406T2000Z/ SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS- 1200 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS. LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH ON THE HIGHER BENCH AREAS OF THE SANPETE VALLEY. $$ UTZ003-062200- /O.UPG.KSLC.SN.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-060406T2000Z/ /O.EXA.KSLC.HS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-060406T2200Z/ SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS- 1200 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR THE BENCH AREAS OF THE SALT LAKE VALLEY. AROUND 6 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE HIGHER BENCH AREAS OF THE EASTERN SALT LAKE VALLEY SUCH AS THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH AND OLYMPUS COVE. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. $$ UTZ007>009-062200- /O.EXT.KSLC.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060406T2200Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- 1200 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH...INCLUDING THE ENTIRE WASATCH RANGE AND THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH LATE TODAY TWILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 24 INCHES WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS. THE WASATCH RANGE...ESPECIALLY THE WEST FACING SLOPES WILL SEE THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS. ELEVATIONS DOWN TO AROUND 6500 FEET COULD RECEIVE 4-10 INCHES WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ALONG RIDGE LINES THROUGH TODAY. $$ UTZ002-006-062200- /O.CON.KSLC.HS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-060406T2200Z/ NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- 1200 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT AS WELL AS THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4-8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE HIGHER BENCH AREAS OF THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. FOR THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6-10 INCHES IN MOST AREAS EXCEPT THE MORGAN VALLEY AROUND LIBERTY AND EDEN WILL RECEIVE 10-20 INCHES OF SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ UTZ005-062200- /O.EXT.KSLC.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-060406T2200Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS- 1200 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OF WET SNOW IN THE DESERTS WITH UP TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. WEST NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...MANILY FOR THE SALT FLATS AND CLOSER TO NEVADA. $$ UTZ004-062200- /O.EXT.KSLC.SN.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-060406T2200Z/ SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT- 1200 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT. UP TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE HIGHER BENCH AREAS OF THE PROVO AREA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL HAVE A RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION. $$
000 WWUS45 KSLC 061934 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 134 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW FOR MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER NORTHERN VALLEYS... .A COLD SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BE OVER UTAH TODAY. THE STORM WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT. UTZ004-062200- /O.UPG.KSLC.SN.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-060406T2200Z/ /O.EXA.KSLC.HS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-060406T2200Z/ SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT- 134 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT. HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN UTAH VALLEY WILL RECEIVE 4-10 INCHES OF SNOW BY 4 PM MDT. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL MIX WITH THE SNOW AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LESS THAN AN INCH ACCUMULATION. $$ UTZ002-003-006-062200- /O.CON.KSLC.HS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-060406T2200Z/ NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS- WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- 134 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT AS WELL AS THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4-10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE HIGHER BENCH AREAS OF THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. FOR THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6-10 INCHES IN MOST AREAS EXCEPT THE MORGAN VALLEY AROUND LIBERTY AND EDEN WILL RECEIVE 10-20 INCHES OF SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ UTZ007>009-062200- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060406T2200Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- 134 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH...INCLUDING THE ENTIRE WASATCH RANGE AND THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH LATE TODAY TWILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 24 INCHES WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS. THE WASATCH RANGE...ESPECIALLY THE WEST FACING SLOPES WILL SEE THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS. ELEVATIONS DOWN TO AROUND 6500 FEET COULD RECEIVE 4-10 INCHES WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ALONG RIDGE LINES THROUGH TODAY. $$ UTZ005-062200- /O.CON.KSLC.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-060406T2200Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS- 134 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OF WET SNOW IN THE DESERTS WITH UP TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. WEST NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...MAINLY FOR THE SALT FLATS AND CLOSER TO NEVADA. $$
000 WWUS45 KSLC 062154 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 354 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW FOR MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER NORTHERN VALLEYS... .A VIGOROUS SPRING STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AND HIGH WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH. THE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO THE EAST TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE NORTHERN VALLEYS BY LATE THIS EVENING AS THE STORM MOVES TO THE EAST. HOWEVER...THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION WILL LINGER ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF UTAH BEFORE FINALLY DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. UTZ005-070600- /O.UPG.KSLC.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-060406T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KSLC.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060407T0600Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS- 354 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS EVENING IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR THE GREAT SALT LAKE. VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT WILL BE IN THE 1-2 INCH RANGE....MAINLY NEAR THE GREAT SALT LAKE. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW STRONG WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SALT FLATS AND WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE WINDS AND SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. $$ UTZ002>004-006-070600- /O.EXT.KSLC.HS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-060407T0600Z/ NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS- SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- 354 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE HIGHER BENCH AREAS ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT AS WELL AS THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5-15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE HIGHER BENCH AREAS OF THE WASATCH FRONT BY LATE THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6-10 INCHES IN MOST OF THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS EXCEPT THE MORGAN VALLEY AROUND LIBERTY AND EDEN WHICH WILL RECEIVE 12-24 INCHES OF SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. $$ UTZ007>009-070600- /O.EXT.KSLC.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060407T1200Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- 354 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH...INCLUDING THE ENTIRE WASATCH RANGE AND THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS. BY LATE TONIGHT STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 24 INCHES WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS EXPECTED. THE WASATCH RANGE...ESPECIALLY THE WEST FACING SLOPES WILL RECEIVE THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS. ELEVATIONS DOWN TO AROUND 6500 FEET WILL RECEIVE 4-10 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ALONG RIDGE LINES BEFORE DECREASING LATER THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$
000 WWUS45 KSLC 070349 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 949 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...SPRING STORM WINDING DOWN... .A VIGOROUS SPRING STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO NORTHERN UTAH IS FINALLY MOVING SLOWLY TO THE EAST. PRECIPITATION IS QUICKLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE VALLEYS OF NORTHERN UTAH AS THE SYSTEM DEPARTS. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING BUT IS EXPECTED TO END OVERNIGHT. UTZ002>004-006-070500- /O.CAN.KSLC.HS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-060407T0600Z/ NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS- SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- 949 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING. THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THE PRECIPITATION HAS GREATLY DIMINISHED THIS EVENING WITH LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED ON THE HIGHER BENCHES OVERNIGHT. $$ UTZ005-070500- /O.CAN.KSLC.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060407T0600Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS- 949 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF THE WEST DESERT NEAR THE GREAT SALT LAKE HAS GREATLY DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION THE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE WEST DESERT HAVE SUBSIDED. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ UTZ007>009-071200- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060407T1200Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- 949 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH...INCLUDING THE ENTIRE WASATCH RANGE AND THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS. BY LATE TONIGHT STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET WILL RANGE FROM 16 TO 30 INCHES. THE WASATCH RANGE...ESPECIALLY THE WEST FACING SLOPES WILL RECEIVE THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS. ELEVATIONS DOWN TO AROUND 6500 FEET WILL RECEIVE 6-12 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THE SNOWFALL HAS DIMINISHED THIS EVENING BUT ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS CONTINUE. THE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED END OVERNIGHT. $$
000 WWUS45 KSLC 070507 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1107 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...SPRING STORM EXITING UTAH... .THE VIGOROUS SPRING STORM THAT BROUGHT WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO NORTHERN UTAH IS EXITING THE STATE. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL QUICKLY BUILD INTO UTAH BEHIND THIS DEPARTING SYSTEM ON FRIDAY. UTZ007>009-070615- /O.CAN.KSLC.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060407T1200Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- 1107 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH A VIGOROUS SPRING STORM HAS ENDED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Salt Lake City, UT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Apr 4, 3:20 AM MDT, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 3:20 AM MDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
320 AM MDT TUE APR 4 2006
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH JUST OFF THE WEST COAST WILL
MOVE SLOWLY EAST AND REACH UTAH ON WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL
LINGER THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT
WILL RETURN FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE ADVECTION DESTABILIZING AIR MASS IN
COMBINATION WITH LIFT FROM SHORT WAVE LOBE BEING EJECTED FROM A
LARGE UPPER LOW SPINNING NEAR THE WEST COAST. THIS RESULTING IN
INCREASING SHOWERS OVER NORTHWEST UTAH SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHWEST UTAH.
THIS WAVE IS PROGGED TO LIFT NORTH LATER THIS MORNING WITH A PERIOD
OF NVA BEHIND IT PRODUCING PARTIAL CLEARING. NEXT WAVE IN CYCLONIC
FLOW INCREASES LIFT OVER WESTERN UTAH THIS AFTERNOON AND SHOULD
RESULT IN ANOTHER INCREASE OF SHOWERS. PW VALUES INCREASE TO ABOUT
0.65 INCHES OVER WESTERN VALLEYS TODAY. HEATING OF THE NEWLY
UNSTABLE AIR MASS AND SYNOPTIC LIFT WILL FORM SHOWERS AND SOME
THUNDERSTORMS AIDED BY GOOD SPEED SHEAR. WINDS INCREASE TODAY AS
SOON AS THIS MORNING IN A DEEP LAYER WITH UPPER JET ALOFT EJECTING
INTO SOUTHWEST UTAH. MOMENTUM TRANSFER ON MODEL SOUNDINGS SUPPORT
WIND GUSTS OF 40-45 KNOTS FROM SLC TO DELTA AND CEDAR CITY...
STRONGEST WESTERN DESERTS. WILL ISSUE WIND ADVISORY FOR PARTS OF
WESTERN VALLEYS FOR GUST POTENTIAL...AND CONTINUE IT THIS EVENING
AHEAD OF THE FRONT...LATER SHIFTS CAN EXTEND IF NEEDED. WILL BANK OF
BREAK IN PRECIPITATION AND SOME SUN ALONG WITH THE SOUTH WIND TO MIX
OUT POTENTIAL OF 0 TO +2C 700 MB AIR MASS TODAY. PRECIPITATION THIS
MORNING RESULTS IN MODEST EVAPORATIVE COOLING BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL
BE HIGH TODAY. WILL START WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WIND AND SOME
ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET.
DYNAMICS INCREASE WITH TIME THIS EVENING ACROSS FAR WESTERN UTAH
WITH THE MAIN LIFT ARRIVING IN THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CONDITIONAL UNSTABLE AIR MASS AND 40-50 KNOT SOUTH FLOW WILL FORCE
SHOWERS IN OVER TERRAIN TONIGHT AND SUBTLE LIFT WILL KEEP AT LEAST
SCATTERED SHOWERS IN SOUTH FLOW OVER THE VALLEYS...MAINLY WESTERN
AREAS. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH TONIGHT WITH 0C ISOTHERM IN
PLACE. HEAVY SWATH OF PRECIPITATION WILL ENTER FAR WESTERN UTAH
TOWARD SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE STATE
WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE MAIN UPPER TROUGH PVA AND N-S ORIENTED
BAROCLINIC ZONE PUSH ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL BE A HEAVY PERIOD
OF WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS WITH SNOW LEVELS
FALLING RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY WITH A MIX OF SNOW OCCURRING DOWN TO VALLEY FLOOR
BY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL ALSO BE A LULL IN PRECIPITATION AND/OR
DECREASE IN INTENSITY IN THE WAKE OF THE MAIN PVA BAND BUT THE
UNSTABLE AND MOIST AIR MASS WILL FILL IN WITH SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
THE MAIN UPPER LOW IS CLOSED AND PROGGED BY MODELS TO LIFT INTO
SOUTHEAST IDAHO AND WESTERN WYOMING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF OVER SOUTHERN UTAH BUT CONTINUE ALONG I-15
CORRIDOR AS FLOW VEERS TO NORTHWEST. IN THE NORTH THERE SHOULD BE
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AS WRAP AROUND VORT LOBES AND
WEST-NORTHWEST FLOW FORCE UP AGAINST THE WASATCH FRONT. AIR MASS IS
COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW IN THE VALLEY FLOORS WITH -8C 700 MB
TEMPERATURES AND 540 DM THICKNESS VALUES. THIS WOULD BE A PERIOD OF
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION AND HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL THAT CONTINUES
RIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGHLIGHTS PROBABLY NEEDED FOR BENCH AREAS
WHERE SEVERAL INCHES COULD ADD UP. GFS IS QUICKER WITH THE LOW
DEPARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHILE NAM RUNS AND UKMET AND ECMWF
DEPICT A SIGNIFICANT WRAP AROUND VORT LOBE AFFECTING NORTHERN UTAH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. VALLEYS WILL GET A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW
THURSDAY AS BOUNDARY LAYER STRUGGLES TO WARM UP. COULD SEE HUGE
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE WASATCH RANGE DUE TO OROGRAPHIC/DYNAMICS
BEHIND THE MAIN UPPER LOW AND PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL. SLOWER
NAM...WRF-NAM AND ECMWF WOULD KEEP PRECIPITATION GOING INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT OVER NORTHEAST UTAH.
MODELS BRING SHORT WAVE RIDGING FOR FRIDAY WITH LAST OF
PRECIPITATION TAPERING OFF IN THE FAR NORTHEAST. NEXT WAVE PROGGED
TO LIFT BY TO THE NORTH BUT CLIP THE FAR NORTH FRIDAY NIGHT LEAVING
A BOUNDARY NEAR THE IDAHO BORDER. THIS WILL LIKELY STALL WITH ONLY
SOME PRECIPITATION AFFECTING THE FAR NORTH WHILE MUCH OF THE REGION
REMAINS IN SOUTHERLY FLOW AND A MILD AIR MASS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
STILL ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT TROUGH FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE GREAT
BASIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...LINGERING INTO TUESDAY. HAVE GONE
WITH A MILDER AND DRIER SCENARIO FOR THE WEEKEND WITH SLOW MOVING
UPPER LOW PRESSING ONTO THE WEST COAST SIMILAR TO TODAYS PATTERN.
CYCLE PROGGED TO CONTINUE WITH ANOTHER UPPER LOW DROPPING INTO THE
WEST COAST AND DEVELOPING MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER UTAH BY
WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...SITUATION SIMILAR TO A WEEK AGO SETTING UP FOR EXTREME
SW UT FOR TONIGHT/EARLY WEDNESDAY. MOIST SW FLOW ALOFT WITH VERY
HIGH SNOW LEVELS SHOULD ALLOW WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY RAIN FOR THE
LOWER/MIDDLE ELEVATIONS TONIGHT/EARLY WEDNESDAY. FAVORED AREAS
SHOULD GET 1 TO 2 INCHES OF WATER WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOW
LEVELS FALL WEDNESDAY MORNING WHICH WILL DECREASE RUNOFF AND AT THE
SAME TIME PRECIPITATION BECOMES SHOWERY. HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK ISSUED
BY PREVIOUS SHIFT ADDRESSES THIS HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL ACROSS
SOUTHERN UT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT NORTHERN UTAH AS WELL
BUT LOW SNOW LEVELS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL END THIS.
&&
.AVIATION...INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH PASSING SHOWERS. ISOLATED
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER 19Z TODAY WHICH COULD
PRODUCE LOCAL STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER 40 KNOTS AND WIND SHEAR AS THEY
PASS BY.
&&
.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 PM THURSDAY FOR UTZ007-
UTZ008-UTZ009-UTZ010.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON THURSDAY FOR UTZ017-
UTZ018.
WIND ADVISORY THROUGH 11 PM UTZ003-005-014-015-016
WY...NONE.
&&
PUBLIC...TARDY
AVIATION...BRENCHLEYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 3:53 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | SLC | 16 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.