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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Grand Junction, CO

May 31, 201115 counties in Colorado; Grand County, San Juan County, Uintah County, Utah

NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this wind advisory at May 31, 2011, 3:01 PM MDT for 15 counties in Colorado; Grand County, San Juan County, Uintah County, Utah. It took effect at Jun 2, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 31, 2011, 3:01 PM MDT (21:01 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 2, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Jun 2, 2011, 7:16 PM MDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Junction, CO

Counties Archuleta County, CO, Delta County, CO, Dolores County, CO, Eagle County, CO, Garfield County, CO, Gunnison County, CO, La Plata County, CO, Mesa County, CO, Moffat County, CO, Montezuma County, CO, Montrose County, CO, Pitkin County, CO, Rio Blanco County, CO, Routt County, CO, San Miguel County, CO, Grand County, UT, San Juan County, UT, Uintah County, UT

The radar

The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:06 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 49 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2011-05-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2011-05-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 119 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2223 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
223 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

304 
WWUS75 KGJT 312101
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
301 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...ANOTHER VIGOROUS LATE SEASON LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG
SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS OVER EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO...

.STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

COZ001-002-006>008-011-014-020>023-UTZ022-024-027-029-010515-
/O.NEW.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.110602T1800Z-110603T0300Z/
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-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
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...PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY...BLANDING...
BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...
RANDLETT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS
301 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...ON THURSDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
  45 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCALIZED PEAK GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE.

* VISIBILITY...LIMITED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL
  BE POSSIBLE ACROSS DESERT AREAS...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST UTAH
  ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
070 
WWUS75 KGJT 010450
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1050 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.ANOTHER VIGOROUS LATE SEASON LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG
SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS OVER EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO.

COZ001-002-006>008-011-014-020>023-UTZ022-024-027-029-011300-
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.110602T1800Z-110603T0300Z/
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-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
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...PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY...BLANDING...
BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...
RANDLETT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS
1050 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY.

* TIMING...THURSDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  OF 45 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCALIZED PEAK GUSTS TO 60 
  MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

* VISIBILITY...LIMITED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING DUST AND SAND 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS DESERT AREAS...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST 
  UTAH ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$
939 
WWUS75 KGJT 010922
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
322 AM MDT WED JUN 1 2011

...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.ANOTHER VIGOROUS LATE SEASON LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG
SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS OVER EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO.

COZ001-002-006>008-011-014-020>023-UTZ022-024-027-029-012130-
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.110602T1800Z-110603T0300Z/
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-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
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...PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY...BLANDING...
BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...
RANDLETT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS
322 AM MDT WED JUN 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY.

* TIMING...THURSDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  OF 45 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCALIZED PEAK GUSTS TO 60 
  MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

* VISIBILITY...LIMITED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING DUST AND SAND 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS DESERT AREAS...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST 
  UTAH ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$
193 
WWUS75 KGJT 011956
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
156 PM MDT WED JUN 1 2011

...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.THURSDAY...AN UNUSUALLY DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. THIS WILL PRODUCE IN STRONG...GUSTY...
AND DUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO.

COZ001-002-006>008-011-014-020>023-UTZ022-024-027-029-020600-
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.110602T1800Z-110603T0300Z/
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-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
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...PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY...BLANDING...
BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...
RANDLETT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS
156 PM MDT WED JUN 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...THURSDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  OF 45 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCALIZED PEAK GUSTS TO 60 
  MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

* VISIBILITY...LIMITED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING DUST AND SAND 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS DESERT AREAS...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST 
  UTAH ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$
271 
WWUS75 KGJT 020317
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
917 PM MDT WED JUN 1 2011

...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.THURSDAY...AN UNUSUALLY DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG...GUSTY...AND
DUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO.

COZ001-002-006>008-011-014-020>023-UTZ022-024-027-029-021330-
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.110602T1800Z-110603T0300Z/
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-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
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...PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY...BLANDING...
BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...
RANDLETT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS
917 PM MDT WED JUN 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...THURSDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  OF 45 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCALIZED PEAK GUSTS TO 60 
  MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

* VISIBILITY...LIMITED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING DUST AND SAND 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS DESERT AREAS...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST 
  UTAH ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$
353 
WWUS75 KGJT 021005
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
405 AM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT DRIVING THESE
STRONG WINDS WILL RELAX TONIGHT AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES ONTO THE
EASTERN PLAINS. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT
BRINGING MUCH COOLER WEATHER WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE
LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
NORTHWEST COLORADO.

COZ002-022130-
/O.NEW.KGJT.FZ.A.0008.110603T0600Z-110603T1500Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.110602T1800Z-110603T0300Z/
CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...HAYDEN...MEEKER
405 AM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
  45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCALIZED PEAK GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE.

* VISIBILITY...LIMITED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING DUST AND SAND 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS DESERT AREAS...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST 
  UTAH ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS
ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM MDT FRIDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...CLEAR SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS WILL ALLOW LOW
  TEMPERATURES TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S BY
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE PLANTS WILL BE AT RISK OF
  DAMAGE.

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.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

COZ001-006>008-011-014-020>023-UTZ022-024-027-029-022130-
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.110602T1800Z-110603T0300Z/
LOWER 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-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...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...
PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...
VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT...MOAB...
CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS
405 AM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
  45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCALIZED PEAK GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE.

* VISIBILITY...LIMITED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING DUST AND SAND 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS DESERT AREAS...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST 
  UTAH ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$
275 
WWUS75 KGJT 021849
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1249 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO INTO THIS EVENING...

.STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPED AHEAD OF A VIGOROUS LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN. AREAS OF DUST MAY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES INTO THIS EVENING. LATER TONIGHT...THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT DRIVING THESE STRONG WINDS WILL RELAX AS THE
SURFACE LOW MOVES ONTO THE EASTERN PLAINS.

IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT
BRINGING MUCH COOLER OVERNIGHT LOWS. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO.

COZ002-030630-
/O.UPG.KGJT.FZ.A.0008.110603T0600Z-110603T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KGJT.FZ.W.0011.110603T0600Z-110603T1500Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110603T0300Z/
CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...HAYDEN...MEEKER
1249 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT
FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
  45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCALIZED PEAK GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE.

* VISIBILITY...LIMITED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL
  BE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS
ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 9 AM MDT FRIDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AROUND SUNRISE
  FRIDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...CLEAR SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS WILL ALLOW LOW
  TEMPERATURES TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S.

* IMPACTS...TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE PLANTS WILL BE AT RISK OF
  FROST DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS 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.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

COZ001-006>008-011-014-020>023-UTZ022-024-027-029-030300-
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110603T0300Z/
LOWER 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-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...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...
PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...
VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT...MOAB...
CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS
1249 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCALIZED PEAK GUSTS TO 60 
  MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

* VISIBILITY...LIMITED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING DUST AND SAND 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS DESERT AREAS...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST 
  UTAH ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$
905 
WWUS75 KGJT 030116
NPWGJT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
716 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHWESTERN COLORADO...

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT BRINGING MUCH COOLER
OVERNIGHT LOWS. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT
INTO TOMORROW MORNING FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO.

COZ002-031200-
/O.CAN.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110603T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.FZ.W.0011.110603T0600Z-110603T1500Z/
CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...HAYDEN...MEEKER
716 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
MDT FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS BUT ADVISORY CRITERIA
WILL NO LONGER BE MET. IN RESPONSE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
MDT FRIDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AROUND SUNRISE TOMORROW.

* TEMPERATURES...CLEAR SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS WILL ALLOW 
  LOW TEMPERATURES TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. 

* IMPACTS...TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE PLANTS AND VEGETATION WILL BE
  AT RISK OF FROST DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

COZ001-006>008-011-014-020>023-UTZ022-024-027-029-030230-
/O.CAN.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110603T0300Z/
LOWER 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-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...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...
PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...
VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT...MOAB...
CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS
716 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS BUT ADVISORY
CRITERIA WILL NOT BE MET. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Grand Junction, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at May 31, 2:57 PM MDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 2:57 PM MDT, 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
257 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...
THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO AFFECT OUR WEATHER LATER
IN THE WEEK WILL BE SPINNING OFF THE WEST COAST TONIGHT AND MOVING
INTO NRN CA BY SUNRISE. THIS PROVIDES A DRY SWRLY FLOW FOR OUR
CWA. LITTLE OVERALL CHANGE IS SEEN WEDNESDAY BUT SURFACE WINDS WILL
PICKUP A BIT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND SFC PRESSURE GRADS TIGHTEN
AND WINDS ALOFT INCREASE. WARMER TEMPS WILL ALSO AID SNOW MELT AND
ASSOCIATED RUNOFF. THE UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE GRT BASIN WED NIGHT
CAUSING WINDS OVER OUR REGION TO INCREASE. EXPECT MID-SLOPES AND
RIDGETOP LOCATIONS WILL NOT DECOUPLE AND REMAIN BREEZY OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY THE MAIN WEATHER MESSAGE WILL BE WIND. H7 WINDS INCREASE TO
40-50 KTS ALONG WITH TIGHTENING P-GRADS. HAVE DECIDED TO ISSUE A WIND
ADVISORY FOR ALL THE VALLEY LOCATIONS. OTHERWISE MOISTURE LEVELS ARE
QUITE LOW SO EXPECT NO MEANINGFUL CONVECTION.

.LONG TERM...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...
TROF/FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT DESPITE
DYNAMICAL FORCING THERE IS LITTLE MOISTURE AVAILABLE FOR ANY
PRECIP. WINDS ALSO REMAIN SOUTHWESTERLY. HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS IN
FROM THE SOUTHEAST DURING THE PERIOD OF FRI-MON AS THE NEXT CLOSED
LOW SPINS OFF THE WEST COAST THEN MOVES SLOWLY INLAND. BOTH THE GFS
AND EC HINT AT BRINGING SOME SUBTROPICAL MSTR NORTHWARD BUT FOR RIGHT
NOW CONFIDENCE IS LOW. EC ALSO SLIGHTLY FASTER EJECTING UPPER LOW
EASTWARD. WILL STAY WITH VERY LOW POPS FOR NOW...AND YES IT WILL
CONTINUE TO BE BREEZY DURING THE AFTERNOONS.

&&

.AVIATION...

VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL AT THE EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO TERMINAL SITES OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH ONLY HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDS EXPECTED TO STREAM OVERHEAD. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING OVER
THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY AND ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AS THE NEXT LARGE
SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE WESTERN STATES AND TIGHTENS PRESSURE GRADIENTS
OVER THE EASTERN GREAT BASIN AND ROCKIES. THIS WOULD LIKELY LEAD TO
INCREASED TURBULENCE OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND POSSIBLE A REDUCTION IN
VSBYS DUE TO BLOWING DUST IF WINDS GUSTS ARE A STRONG AS ANTICIPATED
ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...

RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL CONTINUE RUNNING HIGH AND FAST AS THE WARMING
TREND THIS WEEK AGAIN ACCELERATES SNOWMELT IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. A
BRIEF COOL-DOWN ABOUT FRIDAY SHOULD TEMPER THE RATE OF SNOWMELT
TO SOME EXTENT...BUT ONLY BRIEFLY.

ISSUED AN AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR ROUTT
COUNTY AS FORECAST RIVER LEVELS EXCEED ACTION STAGE/BANKFULL AT
SOME POINTS ON THE ELK AND YAMPA RIVERS...AND ELKHEAD CREEK.
FORECASTS POINT TOWARD THE ELK RIVER NEAR COUNTY RD 42 REACHING FLOOD
STAGE BY FRIDAY...SO WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THAT POINT.

ELSEWHERE...AN AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR MOFFAT COUNTY...AND
FLOOD ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE GREEN RIVER NEAR JENSEN AND
THE COLORADO RIVER NEAR THE CO-UT STATE LINE DUE TO HIGH RIVER FLOWS
FROM SNOWMELT.

&&

.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

CO... WIND ADVISORY NOON THURSDAY UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR ZONES
       001-002-006>008-011-014-020>023.
UT...WIND ADVISORY NOON THURSDAY UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR ZONES
       022-024-027>029.

&&

SHORT TERM.....MC
LONG TERM......MC
AVIATION.......DP
HYDROLOGY......JAD
Hazardous weather outlook, May 31, 5:45 AM MDT, 9 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
545 AM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011

COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-011145-
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 TUE MAY 31 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

MANY RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH IN SPITE OF COOLER
TEMPERATURES YESTERDAY. SNOW MELT WILL AGAIN INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON
AS A WARMING TREND BEGINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

WINDY AND WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK...
WHICH WILL KEEP SNOW MELTING OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL
BRING A STEADY RISE TO AREA RIVERS...CREEKS AND STREAMS. THE NEXT
CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL ARRIVE LATE IN THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

JDC

The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Junction, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.