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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this wind advisory at Feb 22, 2012, 1:12 PM MST for 14 counties in Colorado; Grand County, San Juan County, Utah. It took effect at Feb 22, 2012, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2012, 1:12 PM MST (20:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 22, 2012, 6:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2012, 1:50 PM MST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Junction, CO
Counties Delta County, CO, Dolores County, CO, Eagle County, CO, Garfield County, CO, Gunnison County, CO, La Plata County, CO, Mesa County, CO, Moffat County, CO, Montezuma County, CO, Montrose County, CO, Pitkin County, CO, Rio Blanco County, CO, Routt County, CO, San Miguel County, CO, Grand County, UT, San Juan County, UT
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 48 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
- 1262 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 315 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
665 WWUS75 KGJT 222012 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 112 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 COZ001-002-230415- /O.NEW.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.120223T0100Z-120223T1800Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 112 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS 45 MPH...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 40. * VISIBILITY...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LOWER VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. 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. && $$ JOE
5 follow-up statements
628 WWUS75 KGJT 230253 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 753 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 COZ001-002-231130- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120223T1800Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 753 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS 45 MPH...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 40. * VISIBILITY...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LOWER VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
036 WWUS75 KGJT 230959 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 259 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012 COZ001-002-231800- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120223T1800Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 259 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...EXPECT GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS 45 MPH...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 40. * VISIBILITY...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LOWER VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. 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. && $$
222 WWUS75 KGJT 231250 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 550 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012 COZ006>008-011-014-020>022-UTZ022-027-029-232100- /O.EXB.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120224T0100Z/ GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR- CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN- SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE... RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE... CARBONDALE...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE... GUNNISON...CIMARRON...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK... MANCOS...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...BLANDING...BLUFF... MEXICAN HAT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 550 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...EXPECT GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ001-002-231800- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120223T1800Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 550 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...EXPECT GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 45 MPH. WINDS WILL NOT BE NEARLY AS STRONG THIS AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LOWER VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. 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. && $$
543 WWUS75 KGJT 231756 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1056 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012 COZ006>008-011-014-UTZ027-231900- /O.CAN.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120224T0100Z/ GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR- CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE... RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE... CARBONDALE...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE... GUNNISON...CIMARRON...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 1056 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WHILE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON...THEY ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO GUST ABOVE 40 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ COZ001-002-231900- /O.CAN.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120223T1800Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 1056 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WHILE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON...THEY ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH ABOVE 35 MPH MOST LOCATIONS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FURTHER LATE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ COZ020>022-UTZ022-029-240100- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120224T0100Z/ PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN- SOUTHEAST UTAH-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK... MANCOS...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...BLANDING...BLUFF... MEXICAN HAT 1056 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...EXPECT GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
740 WWUS75 KGJT 232050 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 150 PM MST THU FEB 23 2012 COZ022-240100- /O.CAN.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120224T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KGJT.WI.Y.0004.120223T2100Z-120224T0100Z/ ANIMAS RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO 150 PM MST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...EXPECT STRONG GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS ABOVE 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. 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. && $$ COZ020-021-UTZ022-029-232200- /O.CAN.KGJT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120224T0100Z/ PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-SOUTHEAST UTAH- CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK... MANCOS...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT 150 PM MST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY WINDS OUT OF THE WEST TO NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...AND DECREASE AROUND SUNSET. HOWEVER WIND GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH SPEEDS ABOVE 35 TO 40 MPH. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Junction, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 12:02 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin | 18 hr |
Nearby
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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.