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High Wind Watch 3, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

February 21, 2012

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this high wind watch at Feb 21, 2012, 2:53 PM MST. It took effect at Feb 22, 2012, 8:00 PM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 21, 2012, 2:53 PM MST (21:53 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 22, 2012, 8:00 PM MST
Expired
Feb 22, 2012, 10:47 AM MST
In force
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

997 
WWUS75 KSLC 212153
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
253 PM MST TUE FEB 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING SOUTHWEST WYOMING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR NORTHWEST UTAH AND CASTLE COUNTRY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...

.A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND A STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT AT THE SURFACE WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO SOUTHWEST
WYOMING. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS NORTHWEST
UTAH AND CASTLE COUNTRY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

WYZ021-221100-
/O.NEW.KSLC.HW.W.0003.120222T0900Z-120223T1500Z/
SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EVANSTON
253 PM MST TUE FEB 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM MST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM MST
THURSDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: UINTA COUNTY WYOMING

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65
  MPH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST TO NORTHWEST
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND DECREASE LATER THURSDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND THEN REMAIN STRONG
 INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON
  INTERSTATE 80 AND OTHER AREA ROADS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  CAUSE LOCAL AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

UTZ005-012-221100-
/O.NEW.KSLC.HW.A.0003.120223T0300Z-120223T1500Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-CASTLE COUNTRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE...PRICE...
CASTLE DALE...EMERY
253 PM MST TUE FEB 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: NORTHWEST UTAH INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 FROM
  WENDOVER TO GRANTSVILLE AND INTERSTATE 84 FROM TREMONTON TO THE
  IDAHO BORDER. THE TOWNS OF
  PRICE...ORANGEVILLE...EMERY...HUNINGTON...FERRON...AND CASTLE
  DALE ALONG HIGHWAY 10.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
  CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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
4 follow-up statements
904 
WWUS75 KSLC 220451
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
951 PM MST TUE FEB 21 2012

...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST
WYOMING...

.A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT AT THE SURFACE WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO SOUTHWEST
WYOMING BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST
UTAH AND CASTLE COUNTRY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
BEHIND A COLD FRONT.

WYZ021-221300-
/O.CON.KSLC.HW.W.0003.120222T0900Z-120223T1500Z/
SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EVANSTON
951 PM MST TUE FEB 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO
8 AM MST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM
MST THURSDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: UINTA COUNTY WYOMING

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65
  MPH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG
  HIGHER ELEVATION PASSES. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST TO NORTHWEST
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND DECREASE LATER THURSDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND THEN REMAIN 
  STRONG INTO THURSDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  ON INTERSTATE 80 AND OTHER AREA ROADS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW 
  WILL CAUSE LOCAL AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

UTZ005-012-221300-
/O.CON.KSLC.HW.A.0003.120223T0300Z-120223T1500Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-CASTLE COUNTRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE...PRICE...
CASTLE DALE...EMERY
951 PM MST TUE FEB 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: NORTHWEST UTAH INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 FROM 
  WENDOVER TO GRANTSVILLE AND INTERSTATE 84 FROM TREMONTON TO 
  THE IDAHO BORDER. THE TOWNS OF PRICE...ORANGEVILLE...EMERY... 
  HUNINGTON...FERRON...AND CASTLE DALE ALONG HIGHWAY 10. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH 
  ARE POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY EVENING 
  AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES.

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
936 
WWUS75 KSLC 221047
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
347 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012

...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST
WYOMING...

.A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT AT THE SURFACE WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO SOUTHWEST
WYOMING BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS
NORTHWEST UTAH AND CASTLE COUNTRY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT.

WYZ021-222200-
/O.CON.KSLC.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120223T1500Z/
SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EVANSTON
347 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: UINTA COUNTY WYOMING

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65
  MPH. STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHER ELEVATION PASSES.
  WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND DECREASE LATER
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND REMAIN STRONG
  THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  ON INTERSTATE 80 AND OTHER AREA ROADS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW 
  WILL ALSO CAUSE LOCAL AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS.

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.



&&

$$

UTZ005-012-222200-
/O.CON.KSLC.HW.A.0003.120223T0300Z-120223T1500Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-CASTLE COUNTRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE...PRICE...
CASTLE DALE...EMERY
347 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: CASTLE COUNTRY INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF
  PRICE...ORANGEVILLE...EMERY...HUNINGTON...FERRON...AND CASTLE
  DALE ALONG HIGHWAY 10...AS WELL AS NORTHWEST UTAH INCLUDING
  INTERSTATE 80 FROM WENDOVER TO NORTH OF GRANTSVILLE...AND
  INTERSTATE 84 FROM TREMONTON TO THE IDAHO BORDER.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH 
  ARE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS
  NORTHWEST UTAH THEN OVERNIGHT ACROSS CASTLE COUNTRY. THESE WINDS
  WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY
  DIMINISHING.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG I-80...I-84...AND HIGHWAY 30 ACROSS
  NORTHWEST UTAH AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 10 THROUGH CASTLE COUNTRY.

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
164 
WWUS75 KSLC 221554
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
854 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012

...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST
WYOMING...

.A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT AT THE SURFACE WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO SOUTHWEST
WYOMING AND THE WESTERN UINTA BASIN THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST UTAH AND
CASTLE COUNTRY THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BEHIND A COLD
FRONT.

UTZ011-230000-
/O.EXA.KSLC.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120223T1500Z/
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUCHESNE...ROOSEVELT
854 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE WESTERN UINTA BASIN

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH
  THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO
  NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND DECREASE LATER THURSDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND REMAIN
  STRONG THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG
  NORTH SOUTH ROUTES INCLUDING STATE ROUTE 208. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ021-230000-
/O.CON.KSLC.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120223T1500Z/
SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EVANSTON
854 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: UINTA COUNTY WYOMING

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  65 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHER ELEVATION 
  PASSES. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND 
  DECREASE LATER THURSDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND REMAIN STRONG 
  THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  ON INTERSTATE 80 AND OTHER AREA ROADS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW 
  WILL ALSO CAUSE LOCAL AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

UTZ005-012-230000-
/O.CON.KSLC.HW.A.0003.120223T0300Z-120223T1500Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-CASTLE COUNTRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE...PRICE...
CASTLE DALE...EMERY
854 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH 
  ARE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING 
  ACROSS NORTHWEST UTAH THEN OVERNIGHT ACROSS CASTLE COUNTRY. 
  THESE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING 
  BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG I-80...I-84...AND HIGHWAY 30 
  ACROSS NORTHWEST UTAH AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 10 THROUGH CASTLE 
  COUNTRY.

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
887 
WWUS75 KSLC 221747
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1047 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING...

.A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT AT THE SURFACE WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CASTLE COUNTRY THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

UTZ012-230600-
/O.UPG.KSLC.HW.A.0003.120223T0300Z-120223T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KSLC.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120223T2100Z/
CASTLE COUNTRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRICE...CASTLE DALE...EMERY
1047 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THURSDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREA: CASTLE COUNTRY INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF
  PRICE...ORANGEVILLE...EMERY...HUNTINGTON...FERRON AND CASTLE
  COUNTRY

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH
  THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 10 THROUGH CASTLE COUNTRY.


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.

&&

$$

UTZ005-230600-
/O.UPG.KSLC.HW.A.0003.120223T0300Z-120223T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KSLC.HW.W.0003.120222T2100Z-120223T1200Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE
1047 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS
  INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE AND GRANTSVILLE

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
  ACROSS NORTHWEST UTAH. THESE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH
  EARLY THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG I-80...I-84...AND HIGHWAY 30 ACROSS
  NORTHWEST UTAH.


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.

&&

$$

UTZ011-WYZ021-230600-
/O.CON.KSLC.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120223T1500Z/
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUCHESNE...ROOSEVELT...EVANSTON
1047 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE WESTERN UINTA BASIN INCLUDING DUCHESNE AND
  UINTA COUNTY WYOMING INCLUDING EVANSTON.

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 
  65 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME 
  WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND DECREASE LATER THURSDAY 
  MORNING. STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHER ELEVATION 
  PASSES.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND 
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING THURSDAY 
  MORNING. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON
  INTERSTATE 80 AND OTHER AREA ROADS INCLUDING STATE ROUTE 208 IN
  THE WESTERN UINTA BASIN. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO CAUSE
  LOCAL AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS ESPECIALLY
  IN UINTA COUNTY WYOMING.

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.

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 21, 8:10 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisorySLC44 hr
Feb 21, 2:53 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningSLC41 hr

Nearby

High Wind Watches in Utah, 2012Every high wind watch in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.