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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this wind advisory at Mar 17, 2012, 3:26 PM MDT for Grand County, San Juan County, Utah; 13 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 18, 2012, 1:30 AM MDT. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2012, 3:26 PM MDT (21:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2012, 1:30 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Junction, CO
Counties Archuleta County, CO, 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
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 3003 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
519 WWUS75 KGJT 172126 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 326 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .A PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO TREK TOWARD EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO OVERNIGHT. THIS MAY KEEP SOME LOWER ELEVATIONS ON THE BREEZY TO WINDY SIDE OVERNIGHT...BUT THE WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD ABATE AROUND SUNSET. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RE-DEVELOP AGAIN NEAR SUNRISE TOMORROW AS A SURFACE FRONT APPROACHES...THEN PASSES THROUGH EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THE VALLEY AREAS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO WESTWARD TO THE CANYON AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL UTAH WILL SEE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH AROUND SUNRISE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BE MORE SOUTHERLY...SWITCHING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS SHOULD GENERALLY BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE...BUT MAY APPROACH 55 MPH WITH PASSING SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. COZ006-011-UTZ027-180530- /O.NEW.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.120318T1200Z-120320T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T0200Z/ 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 326 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING THEN AGAIN FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BE ON THE DECREASE AROUND SUNSET...THEN REDEVELOP NEAR SUNRISE AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A FEW MILES OR LESS AT TIMES ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ COZ001-002-180530- /O.NEW.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.120318T1500Z-120320T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T0200Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 326 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8PM THIS EVENING THEN AGAIN FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS AROUND SUNSET THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASE AGAIN DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX MAY BRING LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO THE REGION ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES...HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ007-008-020-021-UTZ022-024-029-180200- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T0200Z/ DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-SOUTHEAST UTAH- EASTERN UINTA BASIN-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA... GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE...GATEWAY...NUCLA... CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT... VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT 326 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES. 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
642 WWUS75 KGJT 172135 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 335 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .A PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO TREK TOWARD EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO OVERNIGHT. THIS MAY KEEP SOME LOWER ELEVATIONS ON THE BREEZY TO WINDY SIDE OVERNIGHT...BUT THE WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD ABATE AROUND SUNSET. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RE-DEVELOP AGAIN NEAR SUNRISE TOMORROW AS A SURFACE FRONT APPROACHES...THEN PASSES THROUGH EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THE VALLEY AREAS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO WESTWARD TO THE CANYON AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL UTAH WILL SEE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH AROUND SUNRISE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BE MORE SOUTHERLY...SWITCHING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS SHOULD GENERALLY BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE...BUT MAY APPROACH 55 MPH WITH PASSING SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. COZ006-011-UTZ027-180545- /O.EXT.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.120318T1200Z-120319T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T0200Z/ 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 335 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY... * TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BE ON THE DECREASE AROUND SUNSET...THEN REDEVELOP NEAR SUNRISE AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A FEW MILES OR LESS AT TIMES ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES THIS EVENING. 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. RE-ISSUED FOR CORRECT ENDING TIME ON SUNDAY EVENING && $$ COZ001-002-180545- /O.EXT.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.120318T1500Z-120319T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T0200Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 335 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY... * TIMING...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS AROUND SUNSET THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASE AGAIN DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX MAY BRING LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO THE REGION ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES. 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. && RE-ISSUED FOR CORRECT ENDING TIME ON SUNDAY EVENING $$ COZ007-008-020-021-UTZ022-024-029-180200- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T0200Z/ DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-SOUTHEAST UTAH- EASTERN UINTA BASIN-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA... GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE...GATEWAY...NUCLA... CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT... VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT 335 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES...HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && RE-ISSUED FOR CORRECT ENDING TIME ON SUNDAY EVENING $$
855 WWUS75 KGJT 180150 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 750 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 COZ006-011-UTZ027-181000- /O.EXP.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T0200Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.120318T1200Z-120319T0000Z/ 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 750 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND THE WIND ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT. ON SUNDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL REDEVELOP NEAR SUNRISE AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. * WINDS...SUNDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A FEW MILES OR LESS AT TIMES ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 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. && $$ COZ001-002-181000- /O.EXP.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T0200Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.120318T1500Z-120319T0000Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 750 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND THE WIND ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT. ON SUNDAY...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN DURING THE MID MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUNDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX MAY BRING LOWERED VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ007-008-020-021-UTZ022-024-029-180300- /O.EXP.KGJT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T0200Z/ DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-SOUTHEAST UTAH- EASTERN UINTA BASIN-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA... GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...CARBONDALE...GATEWAY...NUCLA... CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT... VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT 750 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT. $$ CUOCO
760 WWUS75 KGJT 180730 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 130 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 COZ006-011-UTZ027-181530- /O.EXT.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.120318T0730Z-120319T0000Z/ GRAND VALLEY-CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE... CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY... THOMPSON SPRINGS 130 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS HAVE INCREASED DRAMATICALLY EARLY THIS MORNING...IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING INTO WESTERN UTAH. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A FEW MILES OR LESS AT TIMES ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$ COZ001-002-181530- /O.EXT.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.120318T0730Z-120319T0000Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 130 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS HAVE INCREASED DRAMATICALLY EARLY THIS MORNING...IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING INTO WESTERN UTAH. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX MAY BRING LOWERED VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES. 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. && $$
099 WWUS75 KGJT 181607 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1007 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 UTZ022-190000- /O.EXA.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST UTAH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT 1007 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHEAST UTAH...AHEAD OF A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT ADVANCING THROUGH WESTERN UTAH. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT INTO THE THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. AS THE PRECIPITATION IS ENHANCED BY THE FRONT THE THREAT OF BLOW DUST WILL BE REDUCED...HOWEVER VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE LOWERED BY WIND DRIVEN RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ COZ006-011-UTZ027-190000- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ 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 1007 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE IN PLACE ACROSS THE EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO BORDER...AHEAD OF A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT ADVANCING THROUGH WESTERN UTAH. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHEAST UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. AS THE PRECIPITATION IS ENHANCED BY THE FRONT THE THREAT OF BLOW DUST WILL BE REDUCED...HOWEVER VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE LOWERED BY WIND DRIVEN RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 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. && $$ COZ001-002-190000- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 1007 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS ARE INCREASING ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO LATE THIS MORNING...AHEAD OF A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT ADVANCING THROUGH WESTERN UTAH. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH WESTERN COLORADO DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. AS THE PRECIPITATION IS ENHANCED BY THE FRONT THE THREAT OF BLOW DUST WILL BE REDUCED...HOWEVER VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE LOWERED BY WIND DRIVEN RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
407 WWUS75 KGJT 181651 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1051 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 COZ021-182100- /O.EXB.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120318T2100Z/ FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS 1051 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. AS THE PRECIPITATION IS ENHANCED BY THE FRONT THE THREAT OF BLOW DUST WILL BE REDUCED...HOWEVER VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE LOWERED BY WIND DRIVEN RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 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. && $$ COZ006-011-UTZ022-027-190000- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ GRAND VALLEY-CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE... CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...BLANDING...BLUFF... MEXICAN HAT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 1051 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. AS THE PRECIPITATION IS ENHANCED BY THE FRONT THE THREAT OF BLOW DUST WILL BE REDUCED...HOWEVER VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE LOWERED BY WIND DRIVEN RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ COZ001-002-190000- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 1051 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS ARE INCREASING ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO LATE THIS MORNING...AHEAD OF A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT ADVANCING THROUGH WESTERN UTAH. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH WESTERN COLORADO DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. AS THE PRECIPITATION IS ENHANCED BY THE FRONT THE THREAT OF BLOW DUST WILL BE REDUCED...HOWEVER VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE LOWERED BY WIND DRIVEN RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES. 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. && $$
874 WWUS75 KGJT 181749 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1149 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 COZ022-023-182100- /O.EXA.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120318T2100Z/ ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO... PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY 1149 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. AS THE PRECIPITATION IS ENHANCED BY THE FRONT THE THREAT OF BLOW DUST WILL BE REDUCED...HOWEVER VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE LOWERED BY WIND DRIVEN RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ COZ006-011-UTZ022-027-190000- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ GRAND VALLEY-CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE... CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...BLANDING...BLUFF... MEXICAN HAT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 1149 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. AS THE PRECIPITATION IS ENHANCED BY THE FRONT THE THREAT OF BLOW DUST WILL BE REDUCED...HOWEVER VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE LOWERED BY WIND DRIVEN RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 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. && $$ COZ001-002-190000- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 1149 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS ARE INCREASING ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO LATE THIS MORNING...AHEAD OF A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT ADVANCING THROUGH WESTERN UTAH. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH WESTERN COLORADO DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. AS THE PRECIPITATION IS ENHANCED BY THE FRONT THE THREAT OF BLOW DUST WILL BE REDUCED...HOWEVER VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE LOWERED BY WIND DRIVEN RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ COZ021-182100- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120318T2100Z/ FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS 1149 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. AS THE PRECIPITATION IS ENHANCED BY THE FRONT THE THREAT OF BLOW DUST WILL BE REDUCED...HOWEVER VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE LOWERED BY WIND DRIVEN RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 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. && $$
096 WWUS75 KGJT 182057 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 257 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 COZ021>023-182200- /O.EXP.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120318T2100Z/ FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN- SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS... DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY 257 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH SOUTHWEST COLORADO WHICH HAS ALLOWED WINDS TO DECREASE SLIGHTLY. THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON WIND OUT OF THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUST UP TO 40 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM PASSING THROUGH. $$ COZ006-011-UTZ022-027-190000- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ GRAND VALLEY-CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE... CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...BLANDING...BLUFF... MEXICAN HAT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 257 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES MAY BE LOWERED BY WIND DRIVEN RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 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. && $$ COZ001-002-190000- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 257 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS ARE INCREASING ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO LATE THIS MORNING...AHEAD OF A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT ADVANCING THROUGH WESTERN UTAH. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH WESTERN COLORADO DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR SHOWERS. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES MAY BE LOWERED BY WIND DRIVEN RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...STRONG BUFFETING WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LOFT DUST RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
765 WWUS75 KGJT 190004 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 604 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 COZ001-002-006-011-UTZ022-027-190115- /O.EXP.KGJT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH- ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...CEDAREDGE...DELTA... HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...MOAB... CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS 604 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS DECREASED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AND WILL NO LONGER POSE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD. $$ CJC
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 Mar 17, 11:45 AM MDT, 3 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 11:45 AM MDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1145 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 352 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012
MODELS CONSISTENT IN BRINGING THE LEADING EDGE OF THE PACIFIC
STORM INTO THE GRT BASIN TODAY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE FLOW ALOFT
ALONG WITH TIGHTENING THE P-GRADS WHICH WILL CAUSE WINDY CONDITIONS
OVER MOST OF THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. CURRENT
WIND ADVISORY LOOKS PRETTY GOOD AND HIGHLIGHTS WHERE WINDS WILL BE
THE STRONGEST BUT STILL FEEL OTHER LOCATIONS WILL BE NEAR OR MEET
ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE...EXPANDED THE WIND ADVISORY TO INCLUDE ALL
BUT THE EASTERN MOST VALLEYS OF THE CWA. MOISTURE WILL ALSO BE
INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON AND LI AND LTG INDICES INDICATE THE
POSSIBILITY OF ISOLD TSTMS OVER THE SAN JUANS AND FLATTOPS. AS
REQUESTED BY THE LAND MANAGERS...A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN
EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING MAINLY BELOW 7500 FEET.
MILD TEMPS WILL ALSO PERSIST ONE MORE DAY BEFORE A DRAMATIC
CHANGE. LASTLY EXPECT A RATHER DUSTY AFTERNOON AS WINDS PICK UP
ACROSS THE REGION AND LIFT DUST IN THE ATMOSPHERE.
TONIGHT THE BAROCLINIC BAND WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST AND THE
NAM 12 HINTS AT EMBEDDED WEAK VORT CENTERS ALONG WITH INCREASING
MOISTURE. THIS WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED MOSTLY RAIN SHOWERS
BREAKING OUT ACROSS ERN UT AND THE SAN JUANS...INCREASING TO
LIKELY CATEGORY BY 12Z SUNDAY. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AOB 10000
FEET MSL TONIGHT.
.LONG TERM...(SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 352 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012
MADE VERY MINOR CHANGES TO LONG-TERM FORECAST AS MODELS CONTINUE
TO REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT INCREASING CONFIDENCE LEVEL. EVERYTHING ON
TRACK FOR AN EVENTFUL END TO THE WEEKEND AS STRONG COLD FRONT AND
UPPER LEVEL TROF MOVES ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY. AHEAD OF
FRONT...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE USHERING IN
WARM...MOIST AIR KEEPING ATMOSPHERE RELATIVELY UNSTABLE. IN
ADDITION...PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE VERY TIGHT ALLOWING GUSTY
WINDS TO CONTINUE POSSIBLY REACHING HIGHER VALUES THAN SEEN TODAY.
THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE CROSS ERN UT BY NOON SUNDAY AND THE REST OF
THE CWA BY SUNDAY EVENING. AS FRONT PROGRESSES EWRD..ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED WITH MAIN THREATS BEING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...QUICK
BURST OF RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL. IN ADDITION...VALLEY
LOCATIONS WILL SEE RAIN SHOWERS WITH A RAIN/SNOW MIX FOR THE
HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. KEPT WATCHES IN PLACE TO ENABLE DAY SHIFT TO
NAIL DOWN WHEN RAIN WILL SWITCH OVER TO SNOW FOR MOUNTAINS AND
ISSUE WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES AS NEEDED. THAT BEING SAID...ERN
UINTAS AND SAN JUANS WILL SEE 1 TO 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW WHEN ALL IS
SAID AND DONE WHILE ROAN/TAVAPUTS AND CENTRAL MTNS MAY SEE UP TO A
FOOT OF NEW SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE HEAVIEST SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MONDAY MORNING AS FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AND SFC
FORCING SET UP.
WHILE FRONT WILL HAVE MOVED OVR CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BY MONDAY
MORNING...THE UPPER LEVEL TROF WILL REMAIN OVER OUR AREA ALLOWING
SNOWSHOWERS TO CONTINUE WITH SOME ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. IN
FACT...THIS UNSETTLED PATTERN WILL PERSIST THRU TUESDAY MORNING
PROLONGING SNOWFALL AND ISOLATED SHOWERS FOR MUCH OF THE REGION.
HIGH PRESSURE STILL EXPECTED TO BUILD IN WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST
THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1145 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012
DRIFTING MID TO HIGH CLOUDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL
KEEP VFR CONDITIONS IN PLACE ACROSS THE CWA. THE MAIN CONCERN WILL
BE STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THIS
SYSTEM ACROSS THE REGION. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE
COMMON OVER THE LOWER TERMINAL SITES WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 35 MPH
IN THE LOWER VALLEYS AND 60 MPH IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THIS
WILL LEAD TO MECHANICAL TURBULENCE OVER AND IN THE LEE OF RIDGES.
SOME BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IS
POSSIBLE WITH MAY BRING SOME REDUCTION TO VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE
MTJ-GJT AND VEL TERMINAL SITES. WITH THE APPROACHING STORM
RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG OVERNIGHT AND MAY EVENTUALLY
MAKE IT TO THE SURFACE BY SUNRISE ON SUNDAY AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING FRONT. CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE ON THE
INCREASE WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE FRONT ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL MOST
LIKELY BRING LOWERING CLOUD BASES WITH MFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT
TIMES THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. CLOUDS WILL ALSO BEGIN TO
OBSCURE THE MOUNTAIN TOPS AS MOISTURE AND LIFT INCREASES THROUGH
THE MORNING.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 352 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012
A RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM TODAY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
MOST OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST UT AND WRN CO.
A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE STRENGTH OF SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
TODAY WITH CONTINUED LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MOST ELEVATIONS BELOW
7000-7500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. COORDINATION
WITH LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES INDICATED THAT FUELS BELOW 7000-7500
FEET AND NOT UNDER SNOW WERE GENERALLY AVAILABLE FOR RAPID FIRE
GROWTH GIVEN THE EXPECTED LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS.
&&
.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CO...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ200-202-203-
207-290-292.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ001-002-006>008-
011-020-021.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON FOR COZ009-012-017-018.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR COZ019.
UT...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR UTZ429-430-
442>444.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR UTZ023-025-028.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR UTZ022-024-027-029.
&&
SHORT TERM...JRP
LONG TERM....15
AVIATION...15Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 17, 5:58 AM MDT, 9 hours 28 minutes before
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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Junction, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 3:35 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Daggett, Grand, San Juan, Uintah | 56 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:35 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat and 6 more | 44 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.