Alert archive / Utah / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 2, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this high wind watch at Jan 19, 2012, 4:04 PM MST. It took effect at Jan 21, 2012, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2012, 4:04 PM MST (23:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2012, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2012, 3:11 PM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
166 WWUS75 KSLC 192304 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 404 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 UTZ013>016-020-021-201315- /O.NEW.KSLC.HW.A.0002.120121T1200Z-120122T0400Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH- SOUTHWEST UTAH-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...MANTI... RICHFIELD...DELTA...FILLMORE...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD... KANAB...ESCALANTE...BULLFROG 404 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: THE VALLEYS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH EXCEPT DIXIE. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT AND REMAIN STRONG UNTIL THE FRONT PASSES. THE FRONT WILL REACH SOUTHWEST UTAH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SOUTHEAST UTAH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL HAVE THEIR GREATEST IMPACT ON EAST WEST ROUTES SUCH AS I-70 AND HIGHWAY 6 AND 50. ALL WIND SENSITIVE OPERATIONS WILL BE AFFECTED. LARGE WAVES ARE POSSIBLE ON LAKE POWELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
2 follow-up statements
427 WWUS75 KSLC 201053 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 353 AM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 UTZ013>016-020-021-202300- /O.CON.KSLC.HW.A.0002.120121T1200Z-120122T0400Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH- SOUTHWEST UTAH-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...MANTI... RICHFIELD...DELTA...FILLMORE...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD... KANAB...ESCALANTE...BULLFROG 353 AM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: THE VALLEYS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH EXCEPT DIXIE. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT AND REMAIN STRONG UNTIL THE FRONT PASSES. THE FRONT WILL REACH SOUTHWEST UTAH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SOUTHEAST UTAH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL HAVE THEIR GREATEST IMPACT ON EAST WEST ROUTES SUCH AS I-70 AND HIGHWAY 6 AND 50. ALL WIND SENSITIVE OPERATIONS WILL BE AFFECTED. LARGE WAVES ARE POSSIBLE ON LAKE POWELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
948 WWUS75 KSLC 202211 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 311 PM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 UTZ014>016-210615- /O.UPG.KSLC.HW.A.0002.120121T1200Z-120122T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.HW.W.0001.120121T1200Z-120122T0200Z/ SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANTI...RICHFIELD...DELTA...FILLMORE... BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD 311 PM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: WEST CENTRAL UTAH INCLUDING DELTA...SOUTHWEST UTAH INCLUDING MILFORD AND CEDAR CITY...AND THE SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST WITH THE COLD FRONT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH WESTERN UTAH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG FROM THE WEST FOR A COUPLE HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL HAVE THEIR GREATEST IMPACT ON EAST WEST ROUTES SUCH AS I-70 AND HIGHWAY 6 AND 50. ALL WIND SENSITIVE OPERATIONS WILL BE AFFECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT TIMES IN HIGH WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY WHILE CROSSING BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX. && $$ UTZ013-020-021-210615- /O.UPG.KSLC.HW.A.0002.120121T1200Z-120122T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.HW.W.0001.120121T1200Z-120122T0500Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...KANAB... ESCALANTE...BULLFROG 311 PM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM MST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH INCLUDING KANAB...THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...THE GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA AND LAKE POWELL. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL TURN MORE WESTERLY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY SATURDAY EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH SOUTHEAST UTAH SATURDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG FROM THE WEST FOR A FEW HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL HAVE THEIR GREATEST IMPACT ON EAST WEST ROUTES SUCH AS I-70...STATE ROUTE 24...AND US 89 BETWEEN KANAB AND BIG WATER. LARGE WAVES ARE EXPECTED ON LAKE POWELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT TIMES IN HIGH WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY WHILE CROSSING BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX. && $$ UTZ003-005-210615- /O.NEW.KSLC.HW.W.0001.120121T1200Z-120122T0200Z/ SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE...WENDOVER... SNOWVILLE 311 PM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: THE SALT LAKE VALLEY...THE TOOELE VALLEY...AND THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH THE COLD FRONT ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH NORTHERN UTAH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG FROM THE NORTHWEST FOR A COUPLE HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL HAVE THEIR GREATEST IMPACT ON EAST WEST ROUTES SUCH AS I-80. ALL WIND SENSITIVE OPERATIONS WILL BE AFFECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT TIMES IN HIGH WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY WHILE CROSSING BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX. && $$ UTZ019-210615- /O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0004.120121T1800Z-120122T0500Z/ UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST GEORGE 311 PM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MST SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH SOUTHWEST UTAH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG FROM THE WEST FOR A FEW HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. WIND SENSITIVE OPERATIONS WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 31 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSSWINDS WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 3:44 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | SLC | 23 hr |
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Sources
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