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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this wind advisory at Apr 5, 2012, 3:19 PM MDT for 10 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 6, 2012, 3:33 AM MDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2012, 3:19 PM MDT (21:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2012, 3:33 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2012, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 14 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
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 2843 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
264 WWUS75 KGJT 052119 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 319 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL UTAH...AND NORTHWEST COLORADO TODAY AND NORTHWEST COLORADO ON FRIDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ITS LEADING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE GREAT BASIN TODAY...ARRIVING TO WESTERN COLORADO IN THE MORNING...BEFORE MOVING EAST OF THE DIVIDE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING OVER SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL UTAH INTO NORTHWEST COLORADO. THE STRONGER WIND GUST ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AFTER SUNSET BUT BREEZY CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE OVERNIGHT. ON FRIDAY WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE AND BECOME MORE WESTERLY WITH AND BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO LOOK TO HAVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 45 FRIDAY MORNING AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. COZ001-002-060530- /O.NEW.KGJT.WI.Y.0012.120406T1500Z-120407T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120406T0200Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 319 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH NORTHWEST COLORADO ON FRIDAY MORNING WILL AGAIN BRING GUSTY WINDS AS THEY SWITCH MORE TO THE WEST BEHIND THE FRONT. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE AGAIN ON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG EAST TO WEST ROUTES INCLUDING HIGHWAY 40 WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE BUFFETING WINDS. CAUTION IS ESPECIALLY URGED FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ UTZ022-027-029-060200- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120406T0200Z/ SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...MOAB... CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 319 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. ISOLATED WINDS GUSTS COULD BE HIGHER NEAR SHOWERS OR VIRGA. * VISIBILITY...AT TIMES AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RESTRICT VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG EAST TO WEST ROUTES INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE BUFFETING WINDS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. CAUTION IS ESPECIALLY URGED FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
8 follow-up statements
460 WWUS75 KGJT 060204 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 804 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT NORTHWEST COLORADO ON FRIDAY... .STRONG WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE ON FRIDAY AND BECOME MORE WESTERLY WITH AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT. PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO LOOK TO HAVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 45 FRIDAY MORNING AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. COZ001-002-061015- /O.EXP.KGJT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120406T0200Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0012.120406T1500Z-120407T0000Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 804 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * TIMING...A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH NORTHWEST COLORADO ON FRIDAY MORNING WILL AGAIN BRING GUSTY WINDS AS THEY SWITCH MORE TO THE WEST BEHIND THE FRONT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE AGAIN ON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG EAST TO WEST ROUTES INCLUDING HIGHWAY 40 WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE BUFFETING WINDS. CAUTION IS ESPECIALLY URGED FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ UTZ022-027-029-060315- /O.EXP.KGJT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120406T0200Z/ SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...MOAB... CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 804 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER THE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
624 WWUS75 KGJT 060933 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 333 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT NORTHWEST COLORADO ON FRIDAY... .GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE STRENGTHENED EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO...AND ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH MIDDAY AS A COLD FRONT PASSES OVER THE AREA. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT REMAIN STRONG. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AT MEEKER EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL STRONG GUSTS EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF TOWARDS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. COZ001-002-061800- /O.EXT.KGJT.WI.Y.0012.120406T0933Z-120407T0000Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 333 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH NORTHWEST COLORADO ON FRIDAY MORNING WILL AGAIN BRING GUSTY WINDS AS THEY SWITCH MORE TO THE WEST BEHIND THE FRONT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG EAST TO WEST ROUTES INCLUDING HIGHWAY 40 WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE BUFFETING WINDS. CAUTION IS ESPECIALLY URGED FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$
607 WWUS75 KGJT 060939 CCA NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 335 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 CHANGED TIMING FROM FRIDAY TO TODAY ...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT NORTHWEST COLORADO TODAY... .GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE STRENGTHENED EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO...AND ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH MIDDAY AS A COLD FRONT PASSES OVER THE AREA. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT REMAIN STRONG. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AT MEEKER EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL STRONG GUSTS EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF TOWARDS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. COZ001-002-061815- /O.COR.KGJT.WI.Y.0012.120406T0933Z-120407T0000Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 335 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH NORTHWEST COLORADO THIS MORNING WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...SWITCHING TO WESTERLY BEHIND THE FRONT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG EAST TO WEST ROUTES INCLUDING HIGHWAY 40 WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE BUFFETING WINDS. CAUTION IS ESPECIALLY URGED FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
373 WWUS75 KGJT 061601 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1001 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...STRONG WINDS IMPACTING NORTHWEST COLORADO TODAY... ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR ALL ZONES TONIGHT... .STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO BEHIND THIS MORNINGS COLD FRONT. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF TOWARDS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. IN ADDITION...WITH LIGHT WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS...TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. A FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED IN THE CENTRAL VALLEYS WHERE FRUIT TREES ARE BUDDING OR BLOSSOMING. BUT ANY OUTDOOR TENDER PLANTS OR EXPOSED WATER PIPES ARE THREATENED ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. COZ006-011-UTZ027-070015- /O.NEW.KGJT.FZ.W.0001.120407T0600Z-120407T1500Z/ GRAND VALLEY-CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE... CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY... THOMPSON SPRINGS 1001 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM SATURDAY * TEMPERATURE...IN THE 20S WITH LOWER 20S BELOW 4600 FEET ELEVATION * IMPACTS...TENDER AND BUDDING VEGETATION WILL BE THREATENED TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...EXPOSED WATER PIPES MAY ALSO BE THREATENED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ COZ001-002-070000- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0000Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 1001 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN COLORADO BY NOON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG EAST TO WEST ROUTES INCLUDING HIGHWAY 40 WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE BUFFETING WINDS. CAUTION IS ESPECIALLY URGED FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
386 WWUS75 KGJT 061653 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1053 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...STRONG WINDS IMPACTING WESTERN COLORADO TODAY... ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR ALL ZONES TONIGHT... .STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO BEHIND THIS MORNINGS COLD FRONT. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF TOWARDS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. IN ADDITION...WITH LIGHT WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS... TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. A FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED IN THE CENTRAL VALLEYS WHERE FRUIT TREES ARE BUDDING OR BLOSSOMING. BUT ANY OUTDOOR TENDER PLANTS OR EXPOSED WATER PIPES ARE THREATENED ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. COZ006-011-070100- /O.EXB.KGJT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120406T2200Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FZ.W.0001.120407T0600Z-120407T1500Z/ GRAND VALLEY-CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE... CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE 1053 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN COLORADO BY NOON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURE TONIGHT...IN THE 20S WITH LOWER 20S BELOW 4600 FEET ELEVATION * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BUFFET VEHICLES..CAUTION IS ESPECIALLY URGED FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TEMPERATURE IMPACTS...TENDER AND BUDDING VEGETATION WILL BE THREATENED TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...EXPOSED WATER PIPES MAY ALSO BE THREATENED. 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. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ UTZ027-070100- /O.CON.KGJT.FZ.W.0001.120407T0600Z-120407T1500Z/ ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 1053 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM SATURDAY * TEMPERATURE...IN THE 20S WITH LOWER 20S BELOW 4600 FEET ELEVATION * IMPACTS...TENDER AND BUDDING VEGETATION WILL BE THREATENED TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...EXPOSED WATER PIPES MAY ALSO BE THREATENED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ COZ007-008-014-070000- /O.EXA.KGJT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0000Z/ DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA... GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE...GUNNISON...CIMARRON 1053 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN COLORADO BY NOON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG EAST TO WEST ROUTES INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 50 WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE BUFFETING WINDS. CAUTION IS ESPECIALLY URGED FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ COZ001-002-070000- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0000Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 1053 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN COLORADO BY NOON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG EAST TO WEST ROUTES INCLUDING HIGHWAY 40 WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE BUFFETING WINDS. CAUTION IS ESPECIALLY URGED FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
925 WWUS75 KGJT 061814 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1214 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...STRONG WINDS IMPACTING WESTERN COLORADO TODAY... ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR ALL ZONES TONIGHT... .STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO BEHIND THIS MORNINGS COLD FRONT. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF TOWARDS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. IN ADDITION...WITH LIGHT WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS... TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. A FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED IN THE CENTRAL VALLEYS WHERE FRUIT TREES ARE BUDDING OR BLOSSOMING. BUT ANY OUTDOOR TENDER PLANTS OR EXPOSED WATER PIPES ARE THREATENED ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. COZ006-011-070215- /O.CON.KGJT.FZ.W.0001.120407T0600Z-120407T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120406T2200Z/ GRAND VALLEY-CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE... CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE 1214 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN COLORADO BY NOON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURE TONIGHT...IN THE 20S WITH LOWER 20S BELOW 4600 FEET ELEVATION * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BUFFET VEHICLES..CAUTION IS ESPECIALLY URGED FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TEMPERATURE IMPACTS...TENDER AND BUDDING VEGETATION WILL BE THREATENED TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...EXPOSED WATER PIPES MAY ALSO BE THREATENED. 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. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ UTZ027-070215- /O.CON.KGJT.FZ.W.0001.120407T0600Z-120407T1500Z/ ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 1214 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM SATURDAY * TEMPERATURE...IN THE 20S WITH LOWER 20S BELOW 4600 FEET ELEVATION * IMPACTS...TENDER AND BUDDING VEGETATION WILL BE THREATENED TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...EXPOSED WATER PIPES MAY ALSO BE THREATENED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ COZ003-004-013-070000- /O.EXA.KGJT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0000Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS... BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 1214 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...ON THE BACKSIDE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT...GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE BUFFETING WINDS. CAUTION IS ESPECIALLY URGED FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ COZ001-002-007-008-014-070000- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0000Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS... EAGLE...CARBONDALE...GUNNISON...CIMARRON 1214 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN COLORADO BY NOON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG EAST TO WEST ROUTES INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 50 WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE BUFFETING WINDS. CAUTION IS ESPECIALLY URGED FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
785 WWUS75 KGJT 062154 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 354 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...STRONG WINDS IMPACTING WESTERN COLORADO TODAY... ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR ALL ZONES TONIGHT... .STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO BEHIND THIS MORNINGS COLD FRONT. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF TOWARDS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. IN ADDITION...WITH LIGHT WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS... TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. A FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED IN THE CENTRAL VALLEYS WHERE FRUIT TREES ARE BUDDING OR BLOSSOMING. BUT ANY OUTDOOR TENDER PLANTS OR EXPOSED WATER PIPES ARE THREATENED ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. COZ006-011-070600- /O.EXT.KGJT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FZ.W.0001.120407T0600Z-120407T1500Z/ GRAND VALLEY-CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE... CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE 354 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURE TONIGHT...IN THE 20S WITH LOWER 20S IN WIND SHELTERED AREAS. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BUFFET VEHICLES..CAUTION IS ESPECIALLY URGED FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TEMPERATURE IMPACTS...TENDER AND BUDDING VEGETATION WILL BE THREATENED TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...EXPOSED WATER PIPES MAY ALSO BE THREATENED. 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. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ UTZ027-070600- /O.CON.KGJT.FZ.W.0001.120407T0600Z-120407T1500Z/ ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 354 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM SATURDAY * TEMPERATURE...FALLING INTO THE 20S AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...TENDER AND BUDDING VEGETATION WILL BE THREATENED TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...EXPOSED WATER PIPES MAY ALSO BE THREATENED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ COZ001-002-007-008-014-070000- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0000Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS... EAGLE...CARBONDALE...GUNNISON...CIMARRON 354 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN COLORADO BY NOON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG EAST TO WEST ROUTES INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 50 WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE BUFFETING WINDS. CAUTION IS ESPECIALLY URGED FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ COZ003-004-013-070000- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0000Z/ ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS... BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE 354 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...ON THE BACKSIDE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT...GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE BUFFETING WINDS. CAUTION IS ESPECIALLY URGED FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
790 WWUS75 KGJT 070004 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 604 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR ALL ZONES TONIGHT... .BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET WITH SOME GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE...BUT THE STRONG WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 45 MPH HAVE ENDED. SURFACE WIND WILL BE 10 MPH OR LESS BY MIDNIGHT. WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT... TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. A FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED IN THE CENTRAL VALLEYS WHERE FRUIT TREES ARE BUDDING OR BLOSSOMING. BUT ANY OUTDOOR TENDER PLANTS OR EXPOSED WATER PIPES ARE THREATENED ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. COZ006-011-070815- /O.EXP.KGJT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FZ.W.0001.120407T0600Z-120407T1500Z/ GRAND VALLEY-CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE... CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE 604 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURE TONIGHT...IN THE 20S WITH LOWER 20S IN WIND SHELTERED AREAS. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BUFFET VEHICLES..CAUTION IS ESPECIALLY URGED FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TEMPERATURE IMPACTS...TENDER AND BUDDING VEGETATION WILL BE THREATENED TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...EXPOSED WATER PIPES MAY ALSO BE THREATENED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ COZ001>004-007-008-013-014-070115- /O.EXP.KGJT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0000Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-FLATTOPS- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...RIFLE...SILT... PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE... BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...GUNNISON...CIMARRON 604 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXCEEDING 45 MPH HAVE ENDED. BREEZY CONDITIONS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. $$ UTZ027-070815- /O.CON.KGJT.FZ.W.0001.120407T0600Z-120407T1500Z/ ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 604 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM SATURDAY * TEMPERATURE...FALLING INTO THE 20S AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...TENDER AND BUDDING VEGETATION WILL BE THREATENED TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...EXPOSED WATER PIPES MAY ALSO BE THREATENED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Junction, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Apr 5, 10:59 AM MDT, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 10:59 AM MDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1059 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012
.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 903 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012
MADE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS WITH HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE SPREADING IN SOME
HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS. STILL EXPECT SOME BREAKS AND
PERIODS OF SUNSHINE SO WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY BY EARLY AFTERNOON
AS MIXING KICKS IN. WITH THE ADDED HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE DID BUMP
TEMPERATURES DOWN JUST A DEGREE OR TWO IN SOME AREAS. THIS
MOISTURE MAY ALSO LEAD TO SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE DIVIDE BY
LATE AFTERNOON...WITH VIRGA OTHER AREAS POSSIBLY BRINGING DOWN
SOME STRONGER WINDS GUSTS AS WELL.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 351 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012
ENERGY ROTATING AROUND THE BASE OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL DROP ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN TODAY
BEFORE EJECTING TO THE NORTHEAST EARLY FRIDAY. IN ADDITION A
LEADING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. AS A RESULT OF THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT...
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE FORECAST AREA...BECOMING
QUITE STRONG BY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING.
THE WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SURFACE DRYING AND WARMER
CONDITIONS...WITH FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOWING MIXING TO AROUND THE
500 MB LEVEL. THEREFORE FIRE WEATHER WILL BE A CONCERN OVER MOST
AREAS WHERE FUELS ARE DRY. (SEE THE FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION
BELOW.) THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER SOUTHEAST AND EAST
CENTRAL UTAH...AND NORTHWEST COLORADO...WHERE WIND GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED TO REACH 45 MPH. THEREFORE WILL ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY
WITH THIS PACKAGE FOR THOSE ZONES AS THIS MEETS ADVISORY CRITERIA
FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. THE ONE CAVEAT WILL BE CLOUD
COVER...SEEN UPSTREAM ON THE SATELLITE LOOPS. THESE MID TO HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TODAY. WHILE THIS MIGHT HAVE
A DAMPENING EFFECT ON THE WINDS...THEY ALSO WILL PRODUCE AN
INVERTED-V ENVIRONMENT. IF ANY VIRGA DOES DEVELOP FROM THIS HIGHER
LEVEL MOISTURE...IT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE WIND GUSTS.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND 10 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL...OR EVEN A LITTLE WARMER.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT AROUND SUNSET...ESPECIALLY AT THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS WHERE THE ATMOSPHERE WILL DECOUPLE. HOWEVER THE SLOPES AND
RIDGES WILL REMAIN BREEZY AS THE COLD FRONT REMAINS UPSTREAM. WARM
OVERNIGHT MINIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED IN THE PRE-FRONTAL
ENVIRONMENT.
.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 351 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012
LITTLE CHANGE TO LONG-TERM FORECAST AS MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD
AGREEMENT. UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FOR COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH ON
FRIDAY REMAINS MEAGER AT BEST WITH ONLY REAL INDICATIONS OF ANY
FRONTAL PASSAGE BEING A SURFACE WIND SHIFT AND SOME COOLER TEMPS
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. BEFORE THAT THOUGH...BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE AS JET MOVES OVERHEAD AND MIXING BRINGS THESE WINDS
TO THE SFC. EVEN CLOUD COVER WILL BE MINIMAL WITH RH ANALYSIS
SHOWING SOME MID- LEVEL CLOUDS FOR EXTREME NRN AREAS OF CWA WHILE
REST OF CWA SEES GENERALLY SUNNY SKIES. SOME SHOWERS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE FOR NRN AREAS BUT WITH LACK OF ANY SIGNIFICANT
MOISTURE SOURCE...EXPECT SHOWERS TO BE VERY LGT IN NATURE. FOR
AREAS S OF I-70...THINK IT/S SAFE TO SAY THAT FRONTAL PASSAGE
WILL BE ALMOST NON- EXISTENT AS TRAILING EDGE OF FRONT WASHES OUT.
AS MENTIONED ABOVE...THICKNESS PACKING DOES INDICATE SOME CAA
TAKING PLACE...ESPECIALLY AT MID- LEVELS...SO EXPECT SFC TEMPS TO
COOL SOMEWHAT FRI INTO SATURDAY BEFORE RAPIDLY WARMING UP SUNDAY
AND BEYOND.
BY SATURDAY MORNING...HGT RISES WILL KICK IN AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN FROM THE W. AS FAR AS OUR WX IS CONCERNED...NOT MUCH
CHANGE DAY TO DAY FOR MOST OF THE CWA AS WARM TEMPS CONTINUE AND
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES DOMINATE. ONE NOTE...GFS AND EC CONTINUE TO
STREAM UP MOISTURE FROM GULF OF MEXICO INTO TX AND AREAS N.
BLENDED MODELS DO INDICATE SOME OF THE MOISTURE REACHING SAN JUANS
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SO LEFT SLT CHC POPS IN FORECAST FOR NOW.
WILL SEE HOW MOISTURE TRANSPORT EVOLVES OVER NEXT FEW DAYS AND
DETERMINE IF ANY CHANGES ARE NEEDED.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1059 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012
MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS AOA 120KFT AGL WILL KEEP VFR CONDITIONS
IN PLACE AT AREAS TERMINALS. THE CONCERN TO LIGHT AIRCRAFT
OPERATIONS WILL BE THE GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR MOUNTAIN TOP
LEVEL BLOWING AT 35-45KTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL
PRODUCE AREAS OF TURBULENCE MIXING...STRONGEST OVER AND NORTH OF
RIDGES AND PEAKS. THIS WINDS WILL ALSO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE
SURFACE WITH GUSTY WINDS LIKELY AT AREA TERMINALS. SOME RESTRICTION
TO VISIBILITY BY OCCUR DUE TO BLOWING DUST OVER PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST UTAH AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 903 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012
ADDED FIRE ZONE 293 TO THE RED FLAG WARNING WHICH CONTINUES TO BE
IN EFFECT TODAY AS DRY CONDITIONS AND WINDS ALONG WITH DRY FUELS
CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE
NEAR NOON AS SFC INVERSIONS BREAK FOR MOST AREAS...EVEN WITH
THICKENING HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS. SOME VIRGA OR ISOLATED SHOWERS
ALSO POSSIBLY BY LATE AFTERNOON WHICH WILL HELP BRING DOWN SOME
STRONGER WIND GUSTS AS WELL...WITH INVERTED V TYPE SOUNDING
DEVELOPING. THE LOW LEVEL SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO
ADVECT IN VERY DRY AIR WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS
DROPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT.
DID ISSUE FIRE WX WATCH WITH THIS PACKAGE FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING FOR ZONES 207...290...AND 292 AS SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING 35 MPH.
WITH LATEST GUIDANCE SHOWING LITTLE IN THE WAY OF CLOUD COVER AND
SFC DEWPTS RUNNING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
STILL EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST BELOW 15 PERCENT KEEPING CRITICAL
FIRE WX CONDITIONS IN THE PICTURE. 06Z GUIDANCE DOES PLACE
STRONGEST WINDS A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH THAN 00Z RUN SO SOME
CHANGES ARE POSSIBLE IF 12Z RUN CONTINUES THIS TREND.
&&
.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CO...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ200>203-207-
290-292-293.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ001-002.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
FOR COZ207-290-292.
UT...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR UTZ430-443-444.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR UTZ022-027-029.
&&
UPDATE...15
SHORT TERM...EH
LONG TERM....TGR
AVIATION...15
FIRE WEATHER...TGJTHazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 4:39 AM MDT, 10 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 439 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012 COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-061045- LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR- CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN- SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA BASIN-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- 439 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO. ...HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY OVER PARTS OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TODAY... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL UTAH AND NORTHWEST COLORADO WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. OTHER AREAS WILL SEE GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO AS GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS REDEVELOP. ALSO A FEW LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE FAR NORTH ON SUNDAY. AFTER THAT...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BRINGING MORE SUN AND WARM TEMPERATURES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT...HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT EXCESSIVE WIND OR ANY OBSERVED WIND RELATED DAMAGE TO THE GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST OFFICE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Junction, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2:46 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GJT | Delta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:53 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Garfield, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 16 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:57 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata and 8 more | 30 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.