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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this wind advisory at Mar 20, 2011, 2:35 PM MDT for 4 counties in Utah; 18 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 21, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 20, 2011, 2:35 PM MDT (20:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2011, 8:55 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Junction, CO
All 22 counties
Archuleta County, CO, Delta County, CO, Dolores County, CO, Eagle County, CO, Garfield County, CO, Gunnison County, CO, Hinsdale County, CO, La Plata County, CO, Mesa County, CO, Moffat County, CO, Montezuma County, CO, Montrose County, CO, Ouray County, CO, Pitkin County, CO, Rio Blanco County, CO, Routt County, CO, San Juan County, CO, San Miguel County, CO, Daggett County, UT, Grand County, UT, San Juan County, UT, Uintah County, UT
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 51 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
944 WWUS75 KGJT 202035 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 235 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO MONDAY... .A STRONG EARLY SPRING STORM WILL BEGIN MOVING ONTO THE WEST COAST MONDAY...DRIVING A COLD FRONT ACROSS UTAH DURING THE DAY. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT IMPACTING MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THE FRONT PASSES LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND DECREASE. COZ001-002-006>008-011-020-021-UTZ022-027-029-210445- /O.NEW.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.110321T1800Z-110322T0300Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY- DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- 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...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT... PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE... CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...GATEWAY...NUCLA... CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT... MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 235 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...VALLEY BREEZES WILL GIVE WAY TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ003-009-010-012-013-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-210445- /O.NEW.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.110321T1800Z-110322T0300Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...BUFORD... TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 235 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...VALLEY BREEZES WILL GIVE WAY TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ NL
7 follow-up statements
472 WWUS75 KGJT 210501 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1101 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO MONDAY... .A STRONG EARLY SPRING STORM WILL BEGIN MOVING ONTO THE WEST COAST MONDAY...DRIVING A COLD FRONT ACROSS UTAH DURING THE DAY. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT IMPACTING MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THE FRONT PASSES LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND DECREASE. COZ001-002-006>008-011-020-021-UTZ022-027-029-211315- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.110321T1800Z-110322T0300Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY- DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- 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...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT... PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE... CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...GATEWAY...NUCLA... CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT... MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 1101 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...VALLEY BREEZES WILL GIVE WAY TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ...FOR THOSE DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ003-009-010-012-013-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-211315- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.110321T1800Z-110322T0300Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...BUFORD... TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 1101 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...VALLEY BREEZES WILL GIVE WAY TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ...FOR THOSE DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ CUOCO
189 WWUS75 KGJT 211016 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 416 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TODAY... .A STRONG EARLY SPRING STORM WILL BEGIN MOVING INLAND FROM THE WEST COAST TODAY...DRIVING A COLD FRONT ACROSS UTAH DURING THE DAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT IMPACTING MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THE FRONT PASSES LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND DECREASE. COZ001-002-006>008-011-020-021-UTZ022-027-029-212300- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.110321T1800Z-110322T0300Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY- DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- 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...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT... PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE... CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...GATEWAY...NUCLA... CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT... MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 416 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...VALLEY BREEZES WILL GIVE WAY TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR ...THOSE DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ003-009-010-012-013-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-212300- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.110321T1800Z-110322T0300Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...BUFORD... TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 416 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...VALLEY BREEZES WILL GIVE WAY TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR ...THOSE DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
447 WWUS75 KGJT 211244 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 644 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TODAY... .A STRONG EARLY SPRING STORM WILL BEGIN MOVING INLAND FROM THE WEST COAST TODAY...DRIVING A COLD FRONT ACROSS UTAH DURING THE DAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT IMPACTING MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THE FRONT PASSES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND DECREASE. COZ001-002-006>008-011-020-021-UTZ022-027-029-212245- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.110321T1800Z-110322T0300Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY- DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- 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...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT... PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE... CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...GATEWAY...NUCLA... CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT... MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 644 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...VALLEY BREEZES WILL GIVE WAY TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ003-009-010-012-013-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-212245- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.110321T1800Z-110322T0300Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...BUFORD... TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 644 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...VALLEY BREEZES WILL GIVE WAY TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE ...DRIVING OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
098 WWUS75 KGJT 211759 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1159 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TODAY... .A STRONG EARLY SPRING STORM WILL BEGIN MOVING INLAND FROM THE WEST COAST TODAY...DRIVING A COLD FRONT ACROSS UTAH DURING THE DAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT IMPACTING MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THE FRONT PASSES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND DECREASE. UTZ024-220000- /O.EXB.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.110321T1800Z-110322T0000Z/ EASTERN UINTA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD... FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT 1159 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING ...OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ001-002-006>008-011-020-021-UTZ022-027-029-220200- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.110321T1800Z-110322T0300Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY- DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT... PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE... CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...GATEWAY...NUCLA... CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT... MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 1159 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ003-009-010-012-013-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-220200- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.110321T1800Z-110322T0300Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS- 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...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...BUFORD... TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 1159 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING ...OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
639 WWUS75 KGJT 212220 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 420 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .A STRONG EARLY SPRING STORM WILL BEGIN MOVING INLAND FROM THE WEST COAST TODAY...DRIVING A COLD FRONT ACROSS UTAH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT IMPACTING MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THE FRONT PASSES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND DECREASE. COZ014-022-220300- /O.EXA.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110322T0300Z/ UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNNISON...CIMARRON...DURANGO... BAYFIELD...IGNACIO 420 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ UTZ024-220000- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110322T0000Z/ EASTERN UINTA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD... FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT 420 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING OF ...HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ001-002-006>008-011-020-021-UTZ022-027-029-220300- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110322T0300Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY- DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT... PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE... CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...GATEWAY...NUCLA... CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT... MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 420 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ003-009-010-012-013-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-220300- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110322T0300Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS- 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...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...BUFORD... TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 420 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING OF ...HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
218 WWUS75 KGJT 212352 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 552 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .A STRONG EARLY SPRING STORM WILL BEGIN MOVING INLAND FROM THE WEST COAST TODAY...DRIVING A COLD FRONT ACROSS UTAH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT IMPACTING MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THE FRONT PASSES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND DECREASE. UTZ024-220100- /O.EXP.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110322T0000Z/ EASTERN UINTA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD... FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT 552 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... WINDY CONDITIONS WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH TO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE. WITH WINDS TAPERING OFF...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. $$ COZ001-002-006>008-011-014-020>022-UTZ022-027-029-220300- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110322T0300Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY- DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN- SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT... PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE... CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...GUNNISON...CIMARRON... GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...DURANGO... BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...MOAB... CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 552 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ003-009-010-012-013-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-220300- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110322T0300Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...BUFORD... TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 552 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING OF HIGH-...PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
971 WWUS75 KGJT 220255 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 855 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 COZ001>003-006>014-017>022-UTZ022-023-025-027>029-220400- /O.CAN.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110322T0300Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR- CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN- SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...RIO BLANCO...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE... RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE... CARBONDALE...SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...CEDAREDGE... DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK... MARBLE...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...GUNNISON...CIMARRON...RIDGWAY... GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO... HESPERUS...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS... DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT... MANILA...DUTCH JOHN...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 855 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING...BUT WILL REMAIN BREEZY AT TIMES. MANY LOCALES HAD PEAK WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...ALTHOUGH LOCALIZED SPOTS HAD WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 55 MPH. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Junction, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 3:02 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Daggett, Uintah | 57 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:29 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:17 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 2 more | 13 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Colorado, 2011Wind Advisories in Utah, 2011Every wind advisory in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.