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High Wind Watch 13, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

December 3, 2011

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this high wind watch at Dec 3, 2011, 3:29 PM MST. It took effect at Dec 4, 2011, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 3, 2011, 3:29 PM MST (22:29 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 4, 2011, 6:00 PM MST
Expired
Dec 4, 2011, 1:43 PM MST
In force
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

The text

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

767 
WWUS75 KSLC 032229
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
329 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2011

...HIGH WIND EVENT FOR THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT BEGINNING SUNDAY
NIGHT...

UTZ019-032330-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-111204T0000Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST GEORGE
329 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY FOR GAPS WINDS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY.

THE GUSTY NORTHERLY GAP WINDS THROUGH WASHINGTON COUNTY THIS
AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE ON A SLOW DECREASING TREND OVERNIGHT. 

$$

UTZ002-040500-
/O.NEW.KSLC.HW.A.0013.111205T0100Z-111205T1800Z/
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIGHAM CITY...OGDEN...BOUNTIFUL
329 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT...PARTICULARLY DAVIS
  AND WEBER COUNTIES.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 75 MPH.

* TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY EVENING...THEN PEAK
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: THIS HIGH WIND EVENT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG AS
  THE DEVASTATING WIND EVENT LAST THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL EXIST ALONG ALL MAJOR
  NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS. IN ADDITION...ANY LOOSE DEBRIS LEFT
  OVER FROM LAST WEEKS WIND STORM COULD BE SCATTERED DUE TO THE
  HIGH WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58
MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

UTZ003-040500-
/O.NEW.KSLC.HW.A.0013.111205T0100Z-111205T1800Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE
329 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE EAST BENCH OF THE SALT LAKE VALLEY FROM THE
  MOUTH OF BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON NORTHWARD.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING
  70 MPH.

* TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY EVENING...THEN PEAK
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING...THEN STEADILY DECREASE BEGINNING MID-MORNING.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL EXIST...ESPECIALLY
  ALONG THE MAJOR NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS LIKE I-15 AND THE EAST
  SIDE I-215 BELT ROUTE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58
MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... 
HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV (ALL LOWER CASE)
3 follow-up statements
143 
WWUS75 KSLC 040428
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
928 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2011

...HIGH WIND EVENT FOR THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT BEGINNING
SUNDAY NIGHT...

UTZ002-041230-
/O.CON.KSLC.HW.A.0013.111205T0100Z-111205T1800Z/
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIGHAM CITY...OGDEN...BOUNTIFUL
928 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT...PARTICULARLY DAVIS 
  AND WEBER COUNTIES. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING
  75 MPH.

* TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY EVENING...THEN 
  PEAK AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY 
  MONDAY MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE MORNING 
  THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: THIS HIGH WIND EVENT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG
  AS THE DEVASTATING WIND EVENT LAST THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL EXIST ALONG 
  ALL MAJOR NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS. IN ADDITION...ANY LOOSE 
  DEBRIS LEFT OVER FROM LAST WEEKS WIND STORM COULD BE 
  SCATTERED DUE TO THESE HIGH WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

UTZ003-041230-
/O.CON.KSLC.HW.A.0013.111205T0100Z-111205T1800Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE
928 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE EAST BENCH OF THE SALT LAKE VALLEY FROM THE 
  MOUTH OF BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON NORTHWARD. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS 
  APPROACHING 70 MPH. 

* TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY EVENING...THEN 
  PEAK AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY 
  MONDAY MORNING...THEN STEADILY DECREASE BEGINNING 
  MID-MORNING.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL EXIST...ESPECIALLY 
  ALONG THE MAJOR NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS LIKE I-15 AND THE 
  EAST SIDE I-215 BELT ROUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... 
HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV (ALL LOWER CASE)
008 
WWUS75 KSLC 041002
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
302 AM MST SUN DEC 4 2011

...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN ACROSS
THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT LATER THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING.
THE MAIN AREA OF IMPACT WILL BE DAVIS AND WEBER COUNTY. WHILE
WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO APPROACH THURSDAYS LEVELS...GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 65 MPH ARE FORECAST. ANY REMAINING DEBRIS FROM THURSDAYS
STORM MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. CLEANUP
SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION IN THESE AREAS BEFORE THIS EVENING.

UTZ002-042100-
/O.UPG.KSLC.HW.A.0013.111205T0100Z-111205T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KSLC.HW.W.0016.111205T0300Z-111205T1800Z/
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIGHAM CITY...OGDEN...BOUNTIFUL
302 AM MST SUN DEC 4 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
MST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
MST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT...PARTICULARLY WEBER
  AND DAVIS COUNTIES.

* WINDS: EASTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65
  MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND
  CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
  GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: THIS HIGH WIND EVENT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG AS
  THE DEVASTATING WIND EVENT LAST THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL EXIST ALONG ALL MAJOR
  NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS. IN ADDITION...ANY LOOSE DEBRIS LEFT
  OVER FROM LAST WEEKS WIND STORM COULD BECOME AIRBORNE DUE TO
  THESE HIGH WINDS.


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. VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT TIMES IN
HIGH WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY WHILE
CROSSING BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND UNSHELTERED AREAS.

FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM THE UTAH
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV.

&&

$$

UTZ003-042100-
/O.CON.KSLC.HW.A.0013.111205T0100Z-111205T1800Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE
302 AM MST SUN DEC 4 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE EAST BENCH OF THE SALT LAKE VALLEY FROM THE
  MOUTH OF BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON NORTHWARD INCLUDING THE
  UNIVERSITY OF UTAH AND THE AVENUES.

* WINDS: EASTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
  60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY EXIST...ESPECIALLY 
  ALONG THE MAJOR NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS LIKE I-15 AND THE 
  EAST SIDE I-215 BELT ROUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... 
HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV (ALL LOWER CASE)
296 
WWUS75 KSLC 042043
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
143 PM MST SUN DEC 4 2011

...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

.STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN ACROSS
THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT THIS EVENING INTO EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. THE MAIN AREA OF IMPACT WILL BE DAVIS AND WEBER COUNTY.
WHILE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO APPROACH THURSDAYS LEVELS...GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE FORECAST. ANY REMAINING DEBRIS FROM
THURSDAYS STORM MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
CLEANUP SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION IN THESE AREAS BEFORE THIS
EVENING.

UTZ003-042145-
/O.CAN.KSLC.HW.A.0013.111205T0100Z-111205T1800Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE
143 PM MST SUN DEC 4 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WATCH. 

THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE SALT LAKE
VALLEY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. GUSTY EASTERLY CANYON WINDS WILL
DEVELOP THIS EVENING...BUT DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOT LONGER 
ANTICIPATED.



$$

UTZ002-050500-
/O.CON.KSLC.HW.W.0016.111205T0300Z-111205T1800Z/
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIGHAM CITY...OGDEN...BOUNTIFUL
143 PM MST SUN DEC 4 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM MST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM MST MONDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT...PARTICULARLY THE
  EASTERN PORTIONS OF WEBER AND DAVIS COUNTIES.

* WINDS: EASTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
  60 MPH. 

* TIMING: STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND 
  CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL 
  GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: THIS HIGH WIND EVENT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG AS
  THE DEVASTATING WIND EVENT LAST THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL EXIST ALONG ALL MAJOR
  NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS. IN ADDITION...ANY LOOSE DEBRIS LEFT
  OVER FROM LAST WEEKS WIND STORM COULD BECOME AIRBORNE DUE TO
  THESE HIGH WINDS.

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. VEHICLES...
ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT
TIMES IN HIGH WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CAUTION...
ESPECIALLY WHILE CROSSING BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND UNSHELTERED
AREAS.

FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM THE UTAH
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... 
HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV (ALL LOWER CASE)

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