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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

May 7, 2011

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this wind advisory at May 7, 2011, 2:27 PM MDT. It took effect at May 8, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 7, 2011, 2:27 PM MDT (20:27 UTC)
In effect from
May 8, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
May 8, 2011, 9:01 PM MDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

The text

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

058 
WWUS75 KSLC 072027
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
227 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011

...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH SUNDAY...

.SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED
TO INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHWEST UTAH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND
PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING.

UTZ013-016-019>021-080500-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0019.110508T1800Z-110509T0300Z/
SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...BEAVER...
CEDAR CITY...MILFORD...ST GEORGE...KANAB...ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
227 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION
  NATIONAL PARK...GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE
  POWELL...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS EXPECTED INCREASE EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON EAST-WEST
  ORIENTED ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS IN LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. 


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.

MARINERS ON AREA LAKES CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...VERY CHOPPY
WATER...LARGE WAVES...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND POOR VISIBILITY IN
HEAVY RAIN. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
4 follow-up statements
470 
WWUS75 KSLC 080400
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1000 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011

...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH SUNDAY...

.SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM
SYSTEM SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AS THE COLD FRONT SETTLES INTO CENTRAL UTAH. WINDS WILL REMAIN
QUITE STRONG UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE
AREA SUNDAY EVENING.

UTZ013-016-019>021-081200-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0019.110508T1800Z-110509T0300Z/
SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...BEAVER...
CEDAR CITY...MILFORD...ST GEORGE...KANAB...ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
1000 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011

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

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

* AFFECTED AREA: THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION 
  NATIONAL PARK...GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL... 
  SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS EXPECTED INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE
  STRONG THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON EAST-WEST
  ORIENTED ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS IN LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

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.

MARINERS ON AREA LAKES CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...VERY CHOPPY
WATER...LARGE WAVES...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND POOR VISIBILITY
IN HEAVY RAIN. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
586 
WWUS75 KSLC 081035
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
435 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH SUNDAY...

.SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
STORM SYSTEM. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS
THE COLD FRONT SETTLES INTO CENTRAL UTAH. WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE
STRONG UNTIL THIS EVENING.

UTZ013-016-019>021-081800-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0019.110508T1800Z-110509T0300Z/
SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...BEAVER...
CEDAR CITY...MILFORD...ST GEORGE...KANAB...ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
435 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 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. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
  CENTRAL UTAH...UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK...AND THE GLEN
  CANYON RECREATION AREA INCLUDING LAKE POWELL.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...AND
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON EAST-WEST
  ORIENTED ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS IN LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. BOATERS ON LAKE
  POWELL CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER CHOPPY WATER AND LARGE WAVES.

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.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA
LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATER AND GENERATE
LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR
PERSONAL SAFETY...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE
THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
185 
WWUS75 KSLC 081753
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1153 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH TODAY...

.SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
STORM SYSTEM. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS
THE COLD FRONT SETTLES INTO CENTRAL UTAH. WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE
STRONG UNTIL THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT.

UTZ013-016-019>021-090300-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0019.110508T1800Z-110509T0300Z/
SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...BEAVER...
CEDAR CITY...MILFORD...ST GEORGE...KANAB...ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
1153 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

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

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

* AFFECTED AREA: THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH 
  CENTRAL UTAH...UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK...AND THE 
  GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA INCLUDING LAKE POWELL. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...AND 
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON EAST-WEST 
  ORIENTED ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS IN LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. BOATERS 
  ON LAKE POWELL CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER CHOPPY WATER AND 
  LARGE WAVES.

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.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA
LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATER AND GENERATE
LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR
PERSONAL SAFETY...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE
THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
214 
WWUS75 KSLC 090301
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
901 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011


UTZ013-016-019>021-090415-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110509T0300Z/
SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...BEAVER...
CEDAR CITY...MILFORD...ST GEORGE...KANAB...ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
901 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...SOUTHWEST UTAH...UTAHS
DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK...AND THE GLEN CANYON LAKE POWELL
RECREATION AREA.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EXTREME
SOUTHERN UTAH AT MID-EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL START A DOWNWARD
TREND THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING. BECAUSE OF THIS TREND...
THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AS SCHEDULED AT 900 PM MDT.


$$

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
May 6, 10:31 PM MDTRed Flag WarningSLC46 hr
May 7, 12:21 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningSLCCache48 hr
May 7, 2:42 PM MDTWinter Weather AdvisorySLC53 hr

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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.