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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this wind advisory at Apr 10, 2012, 10:35 PM MDT for 12 counties in Colorado; Grand County, San Juan County, Uintah County, Utah. It took effect at Apr 11, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2012, 10:35 PM MDT (04:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 11, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 12, 2012, 12:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Junction, CO
Counties Delta County, CO, Dolores County, CO, Garfield County, CO, Gunnison County, CO, La Plata County, CO, Mesa County, CO, Moffat County, CO, Montezuma County, CO, Montrose County, CO, Rio Blanco County, CO, Routt County, CO, San Miguel County, CO, Grand County, UT, San Juan County, UT, Uintah County, UT
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:33 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 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 34 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
- 4689 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
934 WWUS75 KGJT 110435 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1035 PM MDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY... .GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS UTAH. WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...PEAKING LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 45 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. COZ001-002-006-011-020>022-UTZ022-027-029-111245- /O.NEW.KGJT.WI.Y.0013.120411T1800Z-120412T0300Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN- SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...CEDAREDGE...DELTA... HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK... MANCOS...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...BLANDING...BLUFF... MEXICAN HAT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 1035 PM MDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO OVER 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE RESTRICTED TO LESS THAN 5 MILES AT TIMES DUE TO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG EAST TO WEST ROUTES INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 40 WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE BUFFETING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND 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. && $$ COLTON
4 follow-up statements
692 WWUS75 KGJT 111244 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 644 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS UTAH. WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...PEAKING LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 45 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF LATE THIS EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. COZ001-002-006-011-020>022-UTZ022-027-029-112100- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0013.120411T1800Z-120412T0300Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN- SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...CEDAREDGE...DELTA... HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK... MANCOS...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...BLANDING...BLUFF... MEXICAN HAT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 644 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO OVER 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE RESTRICTED TO LESS THAN 5 MILES AT TIMES DUE TO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN UTAH DESERTS AND THE GRAND VALLEY IN WESTERN COLORADO * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG EAST TO WEST ROUTES INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 40 WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE BUFFETING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND 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. && $$
029 WWUS75 KGJT 111416 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 816 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS UTAH. WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...PEAKING LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 45 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH. STRONG GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING TAPERING OFF BY AROUND MIDNIGHT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. COZ007-UTZ024-112230- /O.EXB.KGJT.WI.Y.0013.120411T1800Z-120412T0600Z/ DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-EASTERN UINTA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA... VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT 816 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO OVER 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE RESTRICTED TO LESS THAN 5 MILES AT TIMES DUE TO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG EAST TO WEST ROUTES INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 40 WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE BUFFETING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND 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. && $$ COZ001-002-006-011-020>022-UTZ022-027-029-112230- /O.EXT.KGJT.WI.Y.0013.120411T1800Z-120412T0600Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN- SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...CEDAREDGE...DELTA... HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK... MANCOS...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...BLANDING...BLUFF... MEXICAN HAT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 816 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO OVER 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE RESTRICTED TO LESS THAN 5 MILES AT TIMES DUE TO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN UTAH DESERTS AND THE GRAND VALLEY IN WESTERN COLORADO. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG EAST TO WEST ROUTES INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 40 WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE BUFFETING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAUTION IS ESPECIALLY URGED FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
197 WWUS75 KGJT 112200 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 400 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH THIS EVENING... .GUSTY SOUTH WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT HAS BEEN MOVING ACROSS UTAH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO THE EVENING...PEAKING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING HOURS AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 45 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH. STRONG GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...BECOMING MORE WEST TO SOUTHWEST...AND THEN TAPERING OFF BY AROUND MIDNIGHT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. COZ001-002-006-007-011-020>022-UTZ022-024-027-029-120600- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120412T0600Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY- DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN- SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT... PARACHUTE...MESA...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE... GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...DURANGO... BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...VERNAL... JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT...MOAB... CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 400 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... * TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 45 MPH...BECOMING MORE WEST TO SOUTHWEST LATER IN THE EVENING. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE RESTRICTED TO LESS THAN 5 MILES AT TIMES DUE TO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN UTAH DESERTS AND THE GRAND VALLEY IN WESTERN COLORADO. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG EAST TO WEST ROUTES INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 40 WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE BUFFETING WINDS THROUGH 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. && $$
021 WWUS75 KGJT 120607 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1207 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012 COZ001-002-006-007-011-020>022-UTZ022-024-027-029-120715- /O.EXP.KGJT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120412T0600Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY- DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN- SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT... PARACHUTE...MESA...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE... GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...DURANGO... BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...VERNAL... JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT...MOAB... CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 1207 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE TAPERED OFF CONSIDERABLY DURING THE PAST 1 TO 2 HOURS. OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST UTAH AND NORTHWEST COLORADO...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL STILL OCCUR DURING THE NEXT HOUR. BUT THE OVERALL TREND IS FOR DIMINISHING WINDS...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
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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.