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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

March 20, 2011

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this wind advisory at Mar 20, 2011, 4:49 AM MDT. It took effect at Mar 20, 2011, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 20, 2011, 4:49 AM MDT (10:49 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 20, 2011, 10:00 AM MDT
Expired
Mar 20, 2011, 8:50 PM MDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

The text

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

084 
WWUS75 KSLC 201049
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
449 AM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINDY TODAY ACROSS WESTERN UTAH...

.SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF THE NEXT
APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE
WESTERN VALLEYS OF UTAH FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN BREEZY IN
SOME AREAS.

UTZ003-005-015-016-201800-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0011.110320T1600Z-110321T0400Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE...WENDOVER...
SNOWVILLE...DELTA...FILLMORE...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD
449 AM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE WESTERN VALLEYS OF UTAH AND THE SALT LAKE AND
  TOOELE VALLEYS.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND REMAIN STRONG
  THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT
  OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST ROUTES WHERE
  STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE FORECAST. IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST MAY
  RESULT IN LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WINDS SENSITIVE
  OPERATIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 31
MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY
AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSSWINDS WHICH CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
3 follow-up statements
942 
WWUS75 KSLC 201752
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1152 AM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011


UTZ003-005-015-016-202200-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110321T0400Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE...WENDOVER...
SNOWVILLE...DELTA...FILLMORE...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD
1152 AM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011

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

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

* AFFECTED AREA: THE WESTERN VALLEYS OF UTAH AND THE SALT LAKE 
  AND TOOELE VALLEYS. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
  HALF OF THE WESTERN VALLEYS THIS MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS
  WILL WORK INTO THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE
  AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AS PRECIPITATION MOVES
  INTO WESTERN UTAH OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST 
  ROUTES WHERE STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE FORECAST. IN ADDITION...
  BLOWING DUST MAY RESULT IN LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 
  WINDS SENSITIVE OPERATIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
31 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY
AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSSWINDS WHICH CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
040 
WWUS75 KSLC 202130
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
330 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011

UTZ003-005-015-016-210400-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110321T0400Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE...WENDOVER...
SNOWVILLE...DELTA...FILLMORE...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD
330 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011

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

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

* AFFECTED AREA: THE WESTERN VALLEYS OF UTAH AND THE SALT LAKE 
  AND TOOELE VALLEYS. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS MUCH OF
  WESTERN UTAH AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THESE
  WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AS PRECIPITATION MOVES INTO
  WESTERN UTAH OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST 
  ROUTES WHERE STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE FORECAST. IN ADDITION... 
  BLOWING DUST MAY RESULT IN LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 
  WINDS SENSITIVE OPERATIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
31 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY
AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSSWINDS WHICH CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
545 
WWUS75 KSLC 210250
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
850 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011

UTZ003-005-015-016-210400-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110321T0400Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE...WENDOVER...
SNOWVILLE...DELTA...FILLMORE...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD
850 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN VALLEYS. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING...
ALTHOUGH LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN MONDAY BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED
TO BECOME QUITE AS STRONG AS TODAY.

$$

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

The office that day

Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 20, 4:01 PM MDTWinter Storm WatchSLC13 hr
Mar 20, 4:01 PM MDTWinter Weather AdvisorySLC47 hr

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