High Wind Warning 2, NWS Grand Junction, CO

000 
WWUS75 KGJT 291925 CCA
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
123 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

COZ006-007-011-020-021-UTZ022-027-029-300400-
/O.UPG.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090330T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KGJT.HW.W.0002.090329T1923Z-090330T0400Z/
GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...
RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...
MONTROSE...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...
BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...
THOMPSON SPRINGS
123 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL
PRECEDE THE FRONT AND SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WILL BE COMMON. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN
THE VICINITY OF RAIN SHOWERS.

BLOWING DUST WILL BE COMMON WITH THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES
OF LESS THAN ONE MILE COULD OCCUR AND PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING
DUST.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO THIS EVENING AS A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE
GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
MOTORCYCLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

CAUTION IS ADVISED OUTDOORS WITH ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCE.
ONCE IGNITED WIND DRIVEN FLAMES WILL SPREAD AT VERY RAPID RATES
AND CONTROL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SOME POSSIBLE
IGNITION SOURCES INCLUDE CIGARETTES...PROPANE OR GAS
GRILLS...VEHICLE CATALYTIC CONVERTS AND WELDING OPERATIONS.

&&

$$

COZ001-300200-
/O.UPG.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090330T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KGJT.HW.W.0002.090329T1923Z-090330T0200Z/
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR
123 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL
PRECEDE THE FRONT AND SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WILL BE COMMON. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH...ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF RAIN SHOWERS.

BLOWING DUST WILL BE COMMON WITH THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES
OF LESS THAN ONE MILE COULD OCCUR AND PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING
DUST.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO THIS EVENING AS A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE
GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.  WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
MOTORCYCLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

CAUTION IS ADVISED OUTDOORS WITH ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCE.
ONCE IGNITED WIND DRIVEN FLAMES WILL SPREAD AT VERY RAPID RATES
AND CONTROL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SOME POSSIBLE
IGNITION SOURCES INCLUDE CIGARETTES...PROPANE OR GAS
GRILLS...VEHICLE CATALYTIC CONVERTS AND WELDING OPERATIONS.

&&

$$

UTZ024-300200-
/O.NEW.KGJT.HW.W.0002.090329T1923Z-090330T0200Z/
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...
FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT
123 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL
PRECEDE THE FRONT AND SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WILL BE COMMON. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH...ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF RAIN SHOWERS.

BLOWING DUST WILL BE COMMON WITH THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES
OF LESS THAN ONE MILE COULD OCCUR AND PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING
DUST.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO THIS EVENING AS A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE
GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.  WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
MOTORCYCLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

CAUTION IS ADVISED OUTDOORS WITH ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCE.
ONCE IGNITED WIND DRIVEN FLAMES WILL SPREAD AT VERY RAPID RATES
AND CONTROL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SOME POSSIBLE
IGNITION SOURCES INCLUDE CIGARETTES...PROPANE OR GAS
GRILLS...VEHICLE CATALYTIC CONVERTS AND WELDING OPERATIONS.

&&

$$

COZ014-022-023-300400-
/O.COR.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.090329T1923Z-090330T0400Z/
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON...DURANGO...
BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY
123 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL
PRECEDE THE FRONT AND SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WILL BE COMMON. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF RAIN SHOWERS.

BLOWING DUST WILL BE COMMON WITH THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES
OF LESS THAN ONE MILE COULD OCCUR AND PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING
DUST.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO THIS EVENING AS A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE
GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 3O TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
MOTORCYCLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

CAUTION IS ADVISED OUTDOORS WITH ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCE.
ONCE IGNITED WIND DRIVEN FLAMES WILL SPREAD AT VERY RAPID RATES
AND CONTROL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SOME POSSIBLE
IGNITION SOURCES INCLUDE CIGARETTES...PROPANE OR GAS
GRILLS...VEHICLE CATALYTIC CONVERTS AND WELDING OPERATIONS.

&&

$$

COZ003-009-012-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-300400-
/O.EXB.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.090329T1923Z-090330T0400Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...
TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...
LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN...
MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
123 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL
PRECEDE THE FRONT AND SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WILL BE COMMON. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH...ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF RAIN SHOWERS.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO THIS EVENING AS A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE
GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 3O TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
MOTORCYCLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

CAUTION IS ADVISED OUTDOORS WITH ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCE.
ONCE IGNITED WIND DRIVEN FLAMES WILL SPREAD AT VERY RAPID RATES
AND CONTROL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SOME POSSIBLE
IGNITION SOURCES INCLUDE CIGARETTES...PROPANE OR GAS
GRILLS...VEHICLE CATALYTIC CONVERTS AND WELDING OPERATIONS.

FIRE STARTS ARE MOST PROBABLE BELOW 8000 FEET WHERE FUELS ARE DRY
AND CURED.

&&

$$

COZ005-300200-
/O.COR.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.090329T1800Z-090330T0200Z/
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY
123 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL
PRECEDE THE FRONT AND SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WILL BE COMMON. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF RAIN SHOWERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 3O TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
MOTORCYCLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

COZ008-300400-
/O.EXT.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.090329T1800Z-090330T0400Z/
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE
123 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL
PRECEDE THE FRONT AND SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WILL BE COMMON. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF RAIN SHOWERS.

BLOWING DUST WILL BE COMMON WITH THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES
OF LESS THAN ONE MILE COULD OCCUR AND PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING
DUST.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO THIS EVENING AS A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE
GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 3O TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
MOTORCYCLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

CAUTION IS ADVISED OUTDOORS WITH ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCE.
ONCE IGNITED WIND DRIVEN FLAMES WILL SPREAD AT VERY RAPID RATES
AND CONTROL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SOME POSSIBLE
IGNITION SOURCES INCLUDE CIGARETTES...PROPANE OR GAS
GRILLS...VEHICLE CATALYTIC CONVERTS AND WELDING OPERATIONS.

&&

$$

COZ002-300200-
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090330T0200Z/
CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...HAYDEN...MEEKER
123 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL
PRECEDE THE FRONT AND SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WILL BE COMMON. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF RAIN SHOWERS.

BLOWING DUST WILL BE COMMON WITH THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES
OF LESS THAN ONE MILE COULD OCCUR AND PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING
DUST.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO THIS EVENING AS A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE
GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 3O TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
MOTORCYCLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

CAUTION IS ADVISED OUTDOORS WITH ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCE.
ONCE IGNITED WIND DRIVEN FLAMES WILL SPREAD AT VERY RAPID RATES
AND CONTROL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SOME POSSIBLE
IGNITION SOURCES INCLUDE CIGARETTES...PROPANE OR GAS
GRILLS...VEHICLE CATALYTIC CONVERTS AND WELDING OPERATIONS.

&&

$$

000 
WWUS75 KGJT 291931 CCA
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
129 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

COZ006-007-011-020-021-UTZ022-027-029-300400-
/O.UPG.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090330T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KGJT.HW.W.0002.090329T1929Z-090330T0400Z/
GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...
RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...
MONTROSE...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...
BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...
THOMPSON SPRINGS
129 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL
PRECEDE THE FRONT AND SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WILL BE COMMON. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN
THE VICINITY OF RAIN SHOWERS.

BLOWING DUST WILL BE COMMON WITH THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES
OF LESS THAN ONE MILE COULD OCCUR AND PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING
DUST.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO THIS EVENING AS A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE
GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
MOTORCYCLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

CAUTION IS ADVISED OUTDOORS WITH ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCE.
ONCE IGNITED WIND DRIVEN FLAMES WILL SPREAD AT VERY RAPID RATES
AND CONTROL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SOME POSSIBLE
IGNITION SOURCES INCLUDE CIGARETTES...PROPANE OR GAS
GRILLS...VEHICLE CATALYTIC CONVERTS AND WELDING OPERATIONS.

&&

$$

COZ001-300200-
/O.UPG.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090330T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KGJT.HW.W.0002.090329T1929Z-090330T0200Z/
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR
129 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL
PRECEDE THE FRONT AND SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WILL BE COMMON. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH...ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF RAIN SHOWERS.

BLOWING DUST WILL BE COMMON WITH THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES
OF LESS THAN ONE MILE COULD OCCUR AND PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING
DUST.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO THIS EVENING AS A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE
GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.  WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
MOTORCYCLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

CAUTION IS ADVISED OUTDOORS WITH ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCE.
ONCE IGNITED WIND DRIVEN FLAMES WILL SPREAD AT VERY RAPID RATES
AND CONTROL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SOME POSSIBLE
IGNITION SOURCES INCLUDE CIGARETTES...PROPANE OR GAS
GRILLS...VEHICLE CATALYTIC CONVERTS AND WELDING OPERATIONS.

&&

$$

UTZ024-300200-
/O.NEW.KGJT.HW.W.0002.090329T1929Z-090330T0200Z/
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...
FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT
129 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL
PRECEDE THE FRONT AND SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WILL BE COMMON. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH...ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF RAIN SHOWERS.

BLOWING DUST WILL BE COMMON WITH THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES
OF LESS THAN ONE MILE COULD OCCUR AND PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING
DUST.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO THIS EVENING AS A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE
GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.  WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
MOTORCYCLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

CAUTION IS ADVISED OUTDOORS WITH ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCE.
ONCE IGNITED WIND DRIVEN FLAMES WILL SPREAD AT VERY RAPID RATES
AND CONTROL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SOME POSSIBLE
IGNITION SOURCES INCLUDE CIGARETTES...PROPANE OR GAS
GRILLS...VEHICLE CATALYTIC CONVERTS AND WELDING OPERATIONS.

&&

$$

COZ014-022-023-300415-
/O.COR.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.090329T1923Z-090330T0400Z/
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON...DURANGO...
BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY
129 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL
PRECEDE THE FRONT AND SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WILL BE COMMON. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF RAIN SHOWERS.

BLOWING DUST WILL BE COMMON WITH THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES
OF LESS THAN ONE MILE COULD OCCUR AND PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING
DUST.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO THIS EVENING AS A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE
GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
MOTORCYCLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

CAUTION IS ADVISED OUTDOORS WITH ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCE.
ONCE IGNITED WIND DRIVEN FLAMES WILL SPREAD AT VERY RAPID RATES
AND CONTROL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SOME POSSIBLE
IGNITION SOURCES INCLUDE CIGARETTES...PROPANE OR GAS
GRILLS...VEHICLE CATALYTIC CONVERTS AND WELDING OPERATIONS.

&&

$$

COZ003-009-012-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-300400-
/O.COR.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.090329T1929Z-090330T0400Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...
TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...
LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN...
MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
129 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL
PRECEDE THE FRONT AND SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WILL BE COMMON. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH...ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF RAIN SHOWERS.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO THIS EVENING AS A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE
GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
MOTORCYCLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

CAUTION IS ADVISED OUTDOORS WITH ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCE.
ONCE IGNITED WIND DRIVEN FLAMES WILL SPREAD AT VERY RAPID RATES
AND CONTROL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SOME POSSIBLE
IGNITION SOURCES INCLUDE CIGARETTES...PROPANE OR GAS
GRILLS...VEHICLE CATALYTIC CONVERTS AND WELDING OPERATIONS.

FIRE STARTS ARE MOST PROBABLE BELOW 8000 FEET WHERE FUELS ARE DRY
AND CURED.

&&

$$

COZ005-300415-
/O.COR.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.090329T1800Z-090330T0200Z/
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY
129 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL
PRECEDE THE FRONT AND SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WILL BE COMMON. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF RAIN SHOWERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
MOTORCYCLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

COZ008-300400-
/O.COR.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.090329T1800Z-090330T0400Z/
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE
129 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL
PRECEDE THE FRONT AND SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WILL BE COMMON. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF RAIN SHOWERS.

BLOWING DUST WILL BE COMMON WITH THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES
OF LESS THAN ONE MILE COULD OCCUR AND PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING
DUST.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO THIS EVENING AS A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE
GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
MOTORCYCLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

CAUTION IS ADVISED OUTDOORS WITH ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCE.
ONCE IGNITED WIND DRIVEN FLAMES WILL SPREAD AT VERY RAPID RATES
AND CONTROL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SOME POSSIBLE
IGNITION SOURCES INCLUDE CIGARETTES...PROPANE OR GAS
GRILLS...VEHICLE CATALYTIC CONVERTS AND WELDING OPERATIONS.

&&

$$

COZ002-300200-
/O.COR.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090330T0200Z/
CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...HAYDEN...MEEKER
129 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL
PRECEDE THE FRONT AND SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WILL BE COMMON. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF RAIN SHOWERS.

BLOWING DUST WILL BE COMMON WITH THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES
OF LESS THAN ONE MILE COULD OCCUR AND PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING
DUST.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO THIS EVENING AS A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE
GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
MOTORCYCLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

CAUTION IS ADVISED OUTDOORS WITH ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCE.
ONCE IGNITED WIND DRIVEN FLAMES WILL SPREAD AT VERY RAPID RATES
AND CONTROL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SOME POSSIBLE
IGNITION SOURCES INCLUDE CIGARETTES...PROPANE OR GAS
GRILLS...VEHICLE CATALYTIC CONVERTS AND WELDING OPERATIONS.

&&

$$

000 
WWUS75 KGJT 300213
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
813 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

COZ001-UTZ024-300315-
/O.EXP.KGJT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090330T0200Z/
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...VERNAL...JENSEN...
BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT
813 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A COLD FRONT PASSED THROUGH THE AREA AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED
IN ITS WAKE. EXPECT BREEZY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EVENING.


$$

COZ002-005-300315-
/O.EXP.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090330T0200Z/
CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...HAYDEN...MEEKER...
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY
813 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A COLD FRONT PASSED THROUGH THE AREA AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED
IN ITS WAKE. EXPECT BREEZY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EVENING.

$$

COZ006-007-011-020-021-UTZ022-027-029-300400-
/O.CON.KGJT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090330T0400Z/
GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...
RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...
MONTROSE...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...
BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...
THOMPSON SPRINGS
813 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND
WESTERN COLORADO THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT
AND SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON.
EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF
RAIN SHOWERS.

BLOWING DUST WILL BE COMMON WITH THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES
OF LESS THAN ONE MILE COULD OCCUR AND PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING
DUST.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO THIS EVENING AS A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE
GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
AND MOTORCYCLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

CAUTION IS ADVISED OUTDOORS WITH ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCE.
ONCE IGNITED WIND DRIVEN FLAMES WILL SPREAD AT VERY RAPID RATES
AND CONTROL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SOME POSSIBLE
IGNITION SOURCES INCLUDE CIGARETTES...PROPANE OR GAS GRILLS...
VEHICLE CATALYTIC CONVERTS AND WELDING OPERATIONS.

&&

$$

COZ008-014-022-023-300400-
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090330T0400Z/
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE...
GUNNISON...CIMARRON...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...
PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY
813 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND
WESTERN COLORADO THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE
FRONT AND SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE
COMMON. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE
VICINITY OF RAIN SHOWERS.

BLOWING DUST WILL BE COMMON WITH THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES
OF LESS THAN ONE MILE COULD OCCUR AND PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING
DUST.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO THIS EVENING AS A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE
GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
MOTORCYCLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

CAUTION IS ADVISED OUTDOORS WITH ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCE.
ONCE IGNITED WIND DRIVEN FLAMES WILL SPREAD AT VERY RAPID RATES
AND CONTROL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SOME POSSIBLE
IGNITION SOURCES INCLUDE CIGARETTES...PROPANE OR GAS GRILLS...
VEHICLE CATALYTIC CONVERTS AND WELDING OPERATIONS.

&&

$$

COZ003-009-012-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-300400-
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090330T0400Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...
TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...
LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN...
MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
813 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND
WESTERN COLORADO THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE
FRONT AND SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE
COMMON. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE
VICINITY OF RAIN SHOWERS.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO THIS EVENING AS A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE
GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
MOTORCYCLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

CAUTION IS ADVISED OUTDOORS WITH ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCE.
ONCE IGNITED WIND DRIVEN FLAMES WILL SPREAD AT VERY RAPID RATES
AND CONTROL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SOME POSSIBLE
IGNITION SOURCES INCLUDE CIGARETTES...PROPANE OR GAS GRILLS...
VEHICLE CATALYTIC CONVERTS AND WELDING OPERATIONS.

FIRE STARTS ARE MOST PROBABLE BELOW 8000 FEET WHERE FUELS ARE DRY
AND CURED.

&&

$$

CUOCO

000 
WWUS75 KGJT 300411
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1011 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009


COZ006-007-011-020-021-UTZ022-027-029-300515-
/O.EXP.KGJT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090330T0400Z/
GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...
RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...
MONTROSE...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...
BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...
THOMPSON SPRINGS
1011 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT PASSED OVER THE
AREA EARLIER THIS EVENING. LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT.

$$

COZ003-008-009-012-014-017>019-022-023-UTZ023-025-028-300515-
/O.EXP.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090330T0400Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...
CARBONDALE...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...
GUNNISON...CIMARRON...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...
LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...
IGNACIO...PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN...
MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
1011 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT PASSED OVER THE
AREA EARLIER THIS EVENING. LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
411 AM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
QUIET WEATHER ACROSS THE CWFA EARLY THIS MORNING AHEAD OF THE NEXT
SPRING STORM APPROACHED THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST EARLY THIS
MORNING. MID-LEVEL CLOUDS WERE FORMING OVER THE NORTH IN WEAK WAA
PATTERN.

TODAY: MODELS CONTINUED TO SHOW A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
INTO NORTHEAST UTAH LATE THIS MORNING...THEN SWEEP ACROSS NORTHWEST
COLORADO AND EAST-CENTRAL UTAH DURING THE AFTERNOON. NAM LAGGED THE
GFS ON THE ORDER OF ABOUT THREE HOURS AND MAY RESULT IN A DELAYED
ONSET OF SNOWFALL IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF
THE FRONT...ELEMENTS IN PLACE FOR A WIND EVENT THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST 7H FLOW ON THE ORDER OF 40 TO 45 KTS
ACCORDING TO MODEL GUIDANCE COMBINED WITH INVERTED-V SOUNDINGS AHEAD
OF THE FRONT. SHOWERS AND VIRGA AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL ENHANCE
WIND GUSTS AND ITS LIKELY THAT ON A LOCAL SCALE WIND GUSTS COULD
REACH WARNING CRITERIA...BUT ON THE WHOLE EXPECT WINDS TO REMAIN
WITHIN ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE...ISSUED WIND ADVISORY FOR MOST
VALLEY AREAS AND EXTENDED ADVISORIES INTO NORTHWEST CO WHERE
INTERPLAY OF SHOWERS/VIRGA ALONG THE FRONT LIKELY TO YIELD
CONVECTIVE-SYNOPTIC WIND GUSTS.

TONIGHT: SNOWFALL WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF THE
DIVIDE AS THE COLD FRONT CONTINUES EAST AND SOUTHEAST MOVING ACROSS
ALL BUT THE DURANGO AND PAGOSA SPRINGS AREAS BY MIDNIGHT. THOUGH
FRONTOGENETIC FORCING AND STRONGEST DYNAMICS WANE OVERNIGHT...
DEEPENING MOISTURE...FAVORABLE WEST TO NORTHWEST OROGRAPHIC FLOW
AND TRAILING MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE WILL SUSTAIN SNOWFALL OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN AND ADJACENT VALLEYS. THOUGH SNOW-LEVELS WILL DROP
TO VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND THE FRONT...BELIEVE GROUND TEMPERATURE AT
LOWER ELEVATIONS PROBABLY TOO WARM FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WITH
THIS STORM. HOWEVER...CANNOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW
FOR THE CENTRAL AND UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN...BUT WILL ALLOW LATER
SHIFTS TO FURTHER EVALUATE THIS POTENTIAL.

MONDAY: NAM AND EC HAVE SLOWED THE MOVEMENT OF THE STORM WITH THE
DEEP CLOSED LOW SLOWLY DRIFTING ONTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS DURING THE
DAY. THUS...EXPECT WRAP-AROUND MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING FAIRLY
CONTINUOUS SNOWFALL TO THE NORTHERN AND PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THIS...COMBINED WITH STEEPENING LAPSE
RATES ASSOCIATED WITH -32 DEG C 5H COLD POOL DRIFTING OVER THE AREA
PROMPTED THE EXTENSION OF THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH
6 PM. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ON MONDAY WILL BRING SNOWFALL TOTALS
OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ON AVERAGE BY THE END OF THE DAY.

MONDAY NIGHT: AS THE STORM PUSHES FARTHER OFF TO THE NORTHEAST
SNOWFALL WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED IN NATURE. MEANWHILE SKIES WILL
BE CLEARING ACROSS THE SOUTH.

UNSEASONABLY MILD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TWO
THIRDS OF THE CWFA TODAY...HOWEVER ARRIVAL OF THE COLD FRONT
COMBINED WITH ADIABATIC COOLING ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWERS WILL LIMIT
HIGHS ACROSS THE NORTH. MUCH COOLER MONDAY AS COLDER AIR SETTLES
INTO THE REGION. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BRING FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO
THE WESTERN VALLEYS AGAIN TONIGHT AND AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT AND
ADDITIONAL FREEZE WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR AREAS WITH SENSITIVE
VEGETATION.

.LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
A COUPLE OF DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA DURING THIS
PERIOD AS THE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN CONTINUES. THE ECMWF HAS NOW
TRENDED TOWARDS THE MORE AMPLIFIED GFS SOLUTION EARLY IN THE
PERIOD...WITH CONTINUED GOOD AGREEMENT LATER IN THE FORECAST.

SUFFICIENT MOISTURE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR A CHANCE OF OROGRAPHIC
SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY. THEN THE
12Z RUN...AND ESPECIALLY THE 00Z RUN OF THE ECMWF NOW SHOW A
SHORTWAVE SWEEPING OVER THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY.
THIS TREND IS IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE MORE AMPLIFIED...AND
CONSISTENT...GFS. HOWEVER THE GFS IS STILL DEEPER...BUT IF THE TREND
CONTINUES IN THE EC MAY CATCH UP. THEREFORE CONFIDENCE IS A LITTLE
BETTER TODAY THAT ANOTHER ROUND OF MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY
NIGHT OVER THE NORTH...THEN BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ON WEDNESDAY.
AGAIN WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF THE TROUGH AND ITS
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. THE GFS SHOWS THE COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS
NORTHEAST UTAH BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY THEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
FORECAST AREA BY MIDDAY. AND A -32C COLD CORE AT 500 MB WILL MOVE
OVERHEAD FOR CONTINUED INSTABILITY DURING THE DAY.

ACTIVITY WILL WIND DOWN WED NIGHT...WITH A BREAK ON THURSDAY BEFORE
THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. SO FAR THIS SYSTEM
LOOKS STRONGER THAN WEDNESDAYS...WITH THE GFS AGAIN HITTING IT
HARDER THAN THE ECMWF.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND
WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH THIS MORNING.  A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST UTAH AND NORTHWEST COLORADO BETWEEN 18Z
AND 21Z...REACHING THE I-70 CORRIDOR BY 23Z.  STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WIND WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT.  AREAS OF MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR
WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE AND 1 TO 3 HOURS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE MOST
LOCATIONS. HOWEVER THE NORTHWEST COLORADO MOUNTAINS WILL SEE MVFR AND
IFR CONDITIONS CONTINUE INTO MONDAY IN WIDESPREAD SNOW.

&&

.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.CO...WIND ADVISORY FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM FOR MOST VALLEYS...
         ZONES 1/2/6/7/8/11/20/21.
      WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...ZONES
         4/10/13 FROM 3 PM TODAY THROUGH MONDAY.
.UT...WIND ADVISORY 12 PM TO 8 PM FOR THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
         VALLEYS...ZONES 22/27/29.

SHORT TERM.....NL
LONG TERM......EH
AVIATION.......EH

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
545 AM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-301200-
ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GRAND VALLEY-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
545 AM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND SNOW OVER THE NORTH...EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP TODAY AS THE NEXT STORM TAKES AIM ON EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME STRONG BY MIDDAY AS ANOTHER
VIGOROUS STORM MOVES OVER EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO. AT TIMES
LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY LIMIT VISIBILITY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. IN
COMBINATION WITH THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE NORTH...WITH MIXED RAIN AND
SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN VALLEYS. SNOW WILL THEN SPREAD ACROSS
MOST OF WESTERN COLORADO THIS EVENING WITH RAIN AT THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS. PRECIPITATION WILL SWITCH OVER TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS
EVENING. THE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAIN
PASSES HAZARDOUS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND NORTH THROUGH MONDAY. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WITH 8 TO
12 INCHES EXPECTED BY EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

THE NEXT STORM MOVES IN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY BRINGING MOUNTAIN
SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO. ANOTHER
STORM IS POSSIBLE LATE IN THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY AND TONIGHT HOWEVER
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DATA AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.

EH