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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

March 15, 2011

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this wind advisory at Mar 15, 2011, 3:54 PM MDT. It took effect at Mar 16, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 15, 2011, 3:54 PM MDT (21:54 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 16, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Mar 16, 2011, 10:30 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.

762 
WWUS75 KSLC 152154
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
354 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND NIGHT...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH. VALLEY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO PEAK LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT SHOULD DIMINISH
DURING THE NIGHT TIME HOURS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRONTAL 
PASSAGE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

UTZ013-016-019>021-160600-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0009.110316T1800Z-110317T0600Z/
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
354 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 


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

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY...PEAKING
  LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY
  MORNING HOURS THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WEST-
  EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...GUSTY WINDS ALONG
  INTERSTATE 15 COULD IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...TRAILERS AND
  MOTORCYCLES. ANY BOATERS ON LAKE POWELL SHOULD PREPARE FOR
  STRONG WINDS AND INCREASING WAVE HEIGHTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING.


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.

&&

$$

UTZ518-160600-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0009.110316T1800Z-110317T1200Z/
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOA...PANGUITCH...BRYCE CANYON
354 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM MDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM MDT
THURSDAY. 


* AFFECTED AREA: THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF UTAH

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 60
  MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY
  WEDNESDAY...PEAKING LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS
  ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CEDAR BREAKS AREA.
  AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
  HIGHEST AND MOST EXPOSED TERRAIN.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40
MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 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)
4 follow-up statements
515 
WWUS75 KSLC 160408
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1008 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH. VALLEY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO PEAK LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT SHOULD DIMINISH
DURING THE NIGHT TIME HOURS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRONTAL
PASSAGE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

UTZ013-016-019>021-161200-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0009.110316T1800Z-110317T0600Z/
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
1008 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

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

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY...PEAKING
  LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY
  MORNING HOURS THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WEST-
  EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...GUSTY WINDS ALONG
  INTERSTATE 15 COULD IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...TRAILERS AND
  MOTORCYCLES. ANY BOATERS ON LAKE POWELL SHOULD PREPARE FOR
  STRONG WINDS AND INCREASING WAVE HEIGHTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

UTZ518-161200-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0009.110316T1800Z-110317T1200Z/
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOA...PANGUITCH...BRYCE CANYON
1008 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM
MDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM MDT
THURSDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF UTAH

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 
  60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY 
  WEDNESDAY...PEAKING LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY 
  THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY THURSDAY 
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
  CROSSWINDS ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE 
  CEDAR BREAKS AREA. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE 
  POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST AND MOST EXPOSED TERRAIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 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)
800 
WWUS75 KSLC 160900
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
300 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH. VALLEY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO PEAK LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT SHOULD DIMINISH
DURING THE NIGHT TIME HOURS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRONTAL
PASSAGE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

UTZ014-015-161800-
/O.EXA.KSLC.WI.Y.0009.110316T1800Z-110317T0600Z/
SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANTI...RICHFIELD...DELTA...FILLMORE
300 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS AND WEST CENTRAL
  UTAH. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF MANTI...RICHFIELD...DELTA AND
  FILLMORE.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...PEAKING LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WEST-
  EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70.
  ADDITIONALLY...GUSTY WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 COULD IMPACT HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES...TRAILERS AND MOTORCYCLES. WIND SENSITIVE
  OPERATIONS MAY 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.

&&

$$

UTZ013-016-019>021-161800-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0009.110316T1800Z-110317T0600Z/
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
300 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...SOUTHWEST UTAH...UTAHS
  DIXIE...SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH AND THE GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA.
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF HANKSVILLE...BEAVER...CEDAR
  CITY...MILFORD...ST GEORGE...KANAB...ESCALANTE AND BULLFROG...AS
  WELL AS ZION NATIONAL PARK...GRAND STAIRCASE ESCALANTE NATIONAL
  MONUMENT...AND LAKE POWELL.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...PEAKING LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY
  MORNING HOURS THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WEST-
  EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70.
  ADDITIONALLY...GUSTY WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 COULD IMPACT HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES...TRAILERS AND MOTORCYCLES. OPERATORS OF SMALL
  CRAFT ON LAKE POWELL ARE URGED TO POSTPONE OUTINGS. WIND
  SENSITIVE OPERATIONS MAY 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.

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.

&&

$$

UTZ518-161800-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0009.110316T1800Z-110317T1200Z/
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOA...PANGUITCH...BRYCE CANYON
300 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MDT
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MDT
THURSDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF UTAH.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 
  60 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...PEAKING
  LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH RAPIDLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS
  ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CEDAR BREAKS AREA.
  AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
  HIGHEST AND MOST EXPOSED TERRAIN. WIND SENSITIVE OPERATIONS
  WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY
AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSSWINDS WHICH CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

ROGOWSKI

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
876 
WWUS75 KSLC 161750
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1150 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH THIS AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH. VALLEY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO PEAK LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT SHOULD DIMINISH
DURING THE NIGHT TIME HOURS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRONTAL
PASSAGE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

UTZ013>016-019>021-170500-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0009.110316T1800Z-110317T0600Z/
SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-
SOUTHWEST UTAH-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...MANTI...
RICHFIELD...DELTA...FILLMORE...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD...
ST GEORGE...KANAB...ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
1150 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...SOUTHWEST UTAH...UTAHS 
  DIXIE...SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH AND THE GLEN CANYON RECREATION 
  AREA. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF HANKSVILLE...BEAVER... CEDAR 
  CITY... MILFORD...ST GEORGE...KANAB...ESCALANTE AND BULLFROG...
  AS WELL AS ZION NATIONAL PARK...GRAND STAIRCASE ESCALANTE 
  NATIONAL MONUMENT...AND LAKE POWELL. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...PEAKING LATE 
  THISAFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE 
  EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WEST- 
  EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70. 
  ADDITIONALLY... GUSTY WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 COULD IMPACT 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...TRAILERS AND MOTORCYCLES. OPERATORS 
  OF SMALL CRAFT ON LAKE POWELL ARE URGED TO POSTPONE OUTINGS. 
  WIND SENSITIVE OPERATIONS MAY 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.

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.

&&

$$

UTZ518-170500-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0009.110316T1800Z-110317T1200Z/
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOA...PANGUITCH...BRYCE CANYON
1150 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF UTAH.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 
  60 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...
  PEAKINGLATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
  CROSSWINDS ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE 
  CEDAR BREAKS AREA. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE 
  POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST AND MOST EXPOSED TERRAIN. WIND 
  SENSITIVE OPERATIONS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 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)
657 
WWUS75 KSLC 170430
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1030 PM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

UTZ013>016-019>021-170530-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110317T0600Z/
SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-
SOUTHWEST UTAH-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...MANTI...
RICHFIELD...DELTA...FILLMORE...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD...
ST GEORGE...KANAB...ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
1030 PM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY FOR THE VALLEYS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING ACROSS
MOST AREAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.
HOWEVER...LOCAL WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE
STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT.

$$

UTZ518-170530-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110317T1200Z/
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOA...PANGUITCH...BRYCE CANYON
1030 PM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING.
HOWEVER...LOCAL WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
STILL POSSIBLE NEAR RIDGELINES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.


$$

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

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