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Wind Advisory 23, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

May 26, 2011

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this wind advisory at May 26, 2011, 3:47 AM MDT. It took effect at May 26, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 26, 2011, 3:47 AM MDT (09:47 UTC)
In effect from
May 26, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
May 26, 2011, 3:26 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

The text

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

874 
WWUS75 KSLC 260947
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
347 AM MDT THU MAY 26 2011

...WINDY ACROSS UTAH TODAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA TODAY.
STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF THE FRONT TODAY WHILE
GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL BLOW FOR A TIME ACROSS NORTHWEST UTAH
BEHIND THE FRONT THIS MORNING.

UTZ013-020-021-261800-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0023.110526T1800Z-110527T0300Z/
SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...KANAB...
ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
347 AM MDT THU MAY 26 2011

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

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


* AFFECTED AREA: THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH AND
  GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA INCLUDING LAKE POWELL.

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THIS
  EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE OCCASIONALLY LIMITED IN BLOWING DUST AND
  SAND. BOATERS ON LAKE POWELL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR CHOPPY
  CONDITIONS AND AVOID OPEN STRETCHES OF WATER.


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.

&&

$$

UTZ001>005-261600-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0022.110526T0947Z-110526T1600Z/
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOGAN...SMITHFIELD...BRIGHAM CITY...
OGDEN...BOUNTIFUL...SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE...LEHI...PROVO...
NEPHI...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE
347 AM MDT THU MAY 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

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

* AFFECTED AREA: THE CACHE VALLEY...THE WASATCH FRONT AND TOOELE
  VALLEYS...AND THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
  AROUND 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG BEHIND A COLD FRONT SWEEPING
  ACROSS THIS AREA THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISH AROUND MID MORNING.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG I-80
  WEST OF SALT LAKE CITY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE OCCASIONALLY
  LIMITED IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND.


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)
2 follow-up statements
035 
WWUS75 KSLC 261424
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
824 AM MDT THU MAY 26 2011

...WINDY ACROSS SOUTHEAST UTAH TODAY...

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN UTAH...SOUTH OF A STALLING COLD
FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL UTAH. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO
THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING.

UTZ001>005-261530-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110526T1600Z/
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOGAN...SMITHFIELD...BRIGHAM CITY...
OGDEN...BOUNTIFUL...SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE...LEHI...PROVO...
NEPHI...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE
824 AM MDT THU MAY 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHWEST UTAH.
WINDS CONTINUE TO DECREASE BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. BREEZY
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE MORNING HOURS. 

$$

UTZ013-020-021-262230-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0023.110526T1800Z-110527T0300Z/
SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...KANAB...
ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
824 AM MDT THU MAY 26 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...SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH AND 
  GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA INCLUDING LAKE POWELL. 

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY AND CONTINUE INTO 
  THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON 
  AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE OCCASIONALLY LIMITED IN BLOWING DUST 
  AND SAND. BOATERS ON LAKE POWELL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR 
  CHOPPY CONDITIONS AND AVOID OPEN STRETCHES OF WATER.

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)
203 
WWUS75 KSLC 262126
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
326 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2011

UTZ013-020-021-262230-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110527T0300Z/
SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...KANAB...
ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
326 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN UTAH. BREEZY TO
LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...HOWEVER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. 


$$

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

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