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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this high wind warning at Mar 25, 2012, 3:04 PM MDT for 10 counties in Colorado; Grand County, Uintah County, Utah. It took effect at Mar 26, 2012, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 hr. 16 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2012, 3:04 PM MDT (21:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 26, 2012, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Junction, CO
Counties Delta County, CO, Eagle County, CO, Garfield County, CO, Gunnison County, CO, Mesa County, CO, Moffat County, CO, Montrose County, CO, Pitkin County, CO, Rio Blanco County, CO, Routt County, CO, Grand County, UT, Uintah County, UT
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 9:50 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | Grand Junction, CO | MODERATE TREE LIMBS SNAPPED AND SCREEN DOORS BLOWING OFF BUILDINGS. |
| Mar 26, 11:10 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Grand Junction, CO | MANTEY HEIGHTS AREA OF GRAND JUNCTION |
| Mar 26, 11:18 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 3 Nne Grand Junction, CO | |
| Mar 26, 12:53 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 3 E Rifle, CO | |
| Mar 26, 12:53 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 S Meeker, CO | |
| Mar 26, 12:55 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 2 Nne Hayden, CO | |
| Mar 26, 12:56 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | Powderhorn Ski, CO | A FEW TREES DOWN |
| Mar 26, 12:59 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Ese Craig, CO | |
| Mar 26, 1:24 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Meeker, CO | TWO LARGE TREES UPROOTED... POWER KNOCKED OUT... POSSIBLE NATURAL GAS LINE BREAK |
| Mar 26, 1:50 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | Gypsum, CO | WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE EAGLE COUNTY AIRPORT |
| Mar 26, 1:53 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 3 E Rifle, CO | |
| Mar 26, 1:53 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 1 S Meeker, CO | |
| Mar 26, 2:50 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Gypsum, CO | GUST MEASURED AT EAGLE COUNTY AIRPORT |
| Mar 26, 3:05 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 2 Nnw Montrose, CO | |
| Mar 26, 3:22 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 3 Sse Woody Creek, CO | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 79 | Monarch Pass, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 59 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2955 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 251 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
083 WWUS75 KGJT 252104 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 304 PM MDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...STRONG TO HIGH WINDS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO ON MONDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL LIFT NORTHEAST TOWARD WESTERN WYOMING ON MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING STRONG TO HIGH WINDS INTO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO...BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO WHERE SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH. FOR EASTERN UTAH...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR AROUND NOON TIME...BUT GRADUALLY TAPER OFF LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. COZ001-002-260500- /O.NEW.KGJT.HW.W.0002.120326T1500Z-120327T0200Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 304 PM MDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...FROM 9 AM MDT MONDAY MORNING THROUGH 8 PM MDT MONDAY EVENING * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETTING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. 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. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES...HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ005>008-011-014-020-UTZ024-027-029-260500- /O.NEW.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.120326T1500Z-120327T0200Z/ UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR- CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- EASTERN UINTA BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY... GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE... MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE...CEDAREDGE... DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...GUNNISON...CIMARRON...GATEWAY... NUCLA...VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT... MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 304 PM MDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...FROM 9 AM MDT MONDAY MORNING THROUGH 8 PM MDT MONDAY EVENING * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING 50 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LOCAL BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 70 ACROSS EASTERN UTAH INTO THE GRAND JUNCTION AREA...COULD LOWER VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...BUFFETTING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ003-004-009-010-012-013-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-260500- /O.NEW.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.120326T1500Z-120327T0200Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS... SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK... MARBLE...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY... TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA... DUTCH JOHN...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 304 PM MDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...FROM 9 AM MDT MONDAY MORNING THROUGH 8 PM MDT MONDAY EVENING * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH OVER EXPOSED MOUNTAIN WEST FACING ASPECTS AND PASSES. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETTING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
5 follow-up statements
236 WWUS75 KGJT 260437 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1037 PM MDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO ON MONDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN OVERNIGHT AND PASS THROUGH EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO WHERE SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH. FOR EASTERN UTAH... WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS ARE SHOULD OCCUR AROUND NOON...THEN GRADUALLY TAPER OFF LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. COZ001-002-261245- /O.CON.KGJT.HW.W.0002.120326T1500Z-120327T0200Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 1037 PM MDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... * TIMING...FROM 9 AM MDT MONDAY MORNING THROUGH 8 PM MDT MONDAY EVENING * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES...HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ005>008-011-014-020-UTZ024-027-029-261245- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.120326T1500Z-120327T0200Z/ UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR- CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- EASTERN UINTA BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY... GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE... MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE...CEDAREDGE... DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...GUNNISON...CIMARRON...GATEWAY... NUCLA...VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT... MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 1037 PM MDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... * TIMING...FROM 9 AM MDT MONDAY MORNING THROUGH 8 PM MDT MONDAY EVENING * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LOCAL BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 70 ACROSS EASTERN UTAH INTO THE GRAND JUNCTION AREA...COULD LOWER VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ003-004-009-010-012-013-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-261245- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.120326T1500Z-120327T0200Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS... SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK... MARBLE...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY... TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA... DUTCH JOHN...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 1037 PM MDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... * TIMING...FROM 9 AM MDT MONDAY MORNING THROUGH 8 PM MDT MONDAY EVENING * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH OVER EXPOSED MOUNTAIN WEST-FACING ASPECTS AND PASSES. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ CUOCO
603 WWUS75 KGJT 261016 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 416 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN THIS MORNING AND THROUGH EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA TODAY. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO WHERE SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH. FOR EASTERN UTAH... WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BY EARLY THIS EVENING. COZ001-002-261830- /O.CON.KGJT.HW.W.0002.120326T1500Z-120327T0200Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 416 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. 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. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES...HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ005>008-011-014-020-UTZ024-027-029-261830- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.120326T1500Z-120327T0200Z/ UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR- CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- EASTERN UINTA BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY... GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE... MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE...CEDAREDGE... DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...GUNNISON...CIMARRON...GATEWAY... NUCLA...VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT... MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 416 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LOCAL BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 70 ACROSS EASTERN UTAH INTO THE GRAND JUNCTION AREA...COULD LOWER VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ003-004-009-010-012-013-017>019-UTZ023-025-028-261830- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.120326T1500Z-120327T0200Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS... SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK... MARBLE...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY... TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA... DUTCH JOHN...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 416 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 65 MPH OVER EXPOSED MOUNTAIN WEST-FACING ASPECTS AND PASSES. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
553 WWUS75 KGJT 261628 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1028 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON. THE SYSTEM BRINGS STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA TODAY. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHWEST...WEST CENTRAL COLORADO AND EAST CENTRAL UTAH WHERE SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH. FOR EASTERN UTAH...SOUTHWEST COLORADO...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON. COZ003-009-UTZ025-270030- /O.UPG.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120327T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KGJT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120327T0200Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY 1028 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 65 MPH OVER EXPOSED MOUNTAIN WEST-FACING ASPECTS AND PASSES. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES...HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ006>008-011-UTZ027-270030- /O.UPG.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120327T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KGJT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120327T0200Z/ GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR- CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE... RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE... CARBONDALE...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...MOAB... CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 1028 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LOCAL BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 70 ACROSS EASTERN UTAH INTO THE GRAND JUNCTION AREA...COULD LOWER VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. 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. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES...HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ001-002-270030- /O.CON.KGJT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120327T0200Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 1028 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES...HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ005-014-020-UTZ024-029-270030- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120327T0200Z/ UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-EASTERN UINTA BASIN- CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY... GUNNISON...CIMARRON...GATEWAY...NUCLA...VERNAL...JENSEN... BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT 1028 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LOCAL BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 70 ACROSS EASTERN UTAH INTO THE GRAND JUNCTION AREA...COULD LOWER VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ004-010-012-013-017>019-UTZ023-028-270030- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120327T0200Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...BUFORD... TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 1028 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 65 MPH OVER EXPOSED MOUNTAIN WEST-FACING ASPECTS AND PASSES. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
935 WWUS75 KGJT 262100 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 300 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT HAS MOVED ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM HAS BROUGHT STRONG TO HIGH WINDS TO THE AREA TODAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...BUT CONSIDERABLY SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET. WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO. FOR SOUTHWEST COLORADO...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE FREQUENT. COZ001-002-006>008-011-UTZ027-270200- /O.CON.KGJT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120327T0200Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY- DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT... PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE... CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY... THOMPSON SPRINGS 300 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LOCAL BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 70 ACROSS EASTERN UTAH INTO THE GRAND JUNCTION AREA...COULD LOWER VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. 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. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES...HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ003-009-UTZ025-270200- /O.CON.KGJT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120327T0200Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY 300 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 65 MPH OVER EXPOSED MOUNTAIN WEST-FACING ASPECTS AND PASSES. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES...HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ005-014-020-UTZ024-029-270200- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120327T0200Z/ UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-EASTERN UINTA BASIN- CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY... GUNNISON...CIMARRON...GATEWAY...NUCLA...VERNAL...JENSEN... BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT 300 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...LOCAL BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 70 ACROSS EASTERN UTAH INTO THE GRAND JUNCTION AREA...COULD LOWER VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ004-010-012-013-017>019-UTZ023-028-270200- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120327T0200Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...BUFORD... TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 300 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 65 MPH OVER EXPOSED MOUNTAIN WEST-FACING ASPECTS AND PASSES. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
265 WWUS75 KGJT 270154 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 754 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 COZ001-002-006>008-011-UTZ027-270300- /O.EXP.KGJT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120327T0200Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY- DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT... PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE... CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY... THOMPSON SPRINGS 754 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THE REST OF THIS EVENING...THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ COZ003-009-UTZ025-270300- /O.EXP.KGJT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120327T0200Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY 754 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THE REST OF THIS EVENING...THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ COZ005-014-020-UTZ024-029-270300- /O.EXP.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120327T0200Z/ UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-EASTERN UINTA BASIN- CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY... GUNNISON...CIMARRON...GATEWAY...NUCLA...VERNAL...JENSEN... BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT 754 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THE REST OF THIS EVENING...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ COZ004-010-012-013-017>019-UTZ023-028-270300- /O.EXP.KGJT.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120327T0200Z/ ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...BUFORD... TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE... LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN... MONTICELLO AND VICINITY 754 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THE REST OF THIS EVENING...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ CUOCO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Junction, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 7:25 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat and 5 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:04 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 29 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Colorado, 2012High Wind Warnings in Utah, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.