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Wind Advisory 17, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

April 5, 2012

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this wind advisory at Apr 5, 2012, 3:00 PM MDT. It took effect at Apr 5, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 5, 2012, 3:00 PM MDT (21:00 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 5, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 6, 2012, 3:22 AM MDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

The text

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

726 
WWUS75 KSLC 052100
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
300 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

UTZ005-060500-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0017.120406T0300Z-120406T1200Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE
300 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT
FRIDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THE
  WINDS WILL PEAK AROUND MIDNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE
  EARLY MORNING HOURS.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
  THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... AND FOR ALL
  VEHICLES EXPERIENCING CROSSWINDS ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS
  INTERSTATE 80.

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.

&&

$$

UTZ013-015-016-019>021-060300-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120406T0300Z/
SAN RAFAEL SWELL-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...DELTA...
FILLMORE...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD...ST GEORGE...KANAB...
ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
300 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF UTAH INCLUDING 
  WEST CENTRAL UTAH...SOUTHWEST UTAH...UTAHS DIXIE...SOUTH 
  CENTRAL UTAH...LAKE POWELL...AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL. THIS 
  INCLUDES THE CITIES OF DELTA...CEDAR CITY...ST GEORGE... 
  KANAB...BULLFROG AND HANKSVILLE. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWESTERLY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES... AND FOR ALL VEHICLES EXPERIENCING CROSSWINDS ON 
  EAST-WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70 AND US 6. THE 
  COMBINATION OF WIND AND WAVES COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING 
  CONDITIONS ON LAKE POWELL. WIND SENSITIVE OPERATIONS COULD 
  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
3 follow-up statements
486 
WWUS75 KSLC 060301
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
901 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

UTZ013-015-016-019>021-060600-
/O.EXT.KSLC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120406T0600Z/
SAN RAFAEL SWELL-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...DELTA...
FILLMORE...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD...ST GEORGE...KANAB...
ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
901 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. 

* AFFECTED AREA: MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF UTAH INCLUDING 
  WEST CENTRAL UTAH...SOUTHWEST UTAH...UTAHS DIXIE...SOUTH 
  CENTRAL UTAH...LAKE POWELL...AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL. THIS 
  INCLUDES THE CITIES OF DELTA...CEDAR CITY...ST GEORGE... 
  KANAB...BULLFROG AND HANKSVILLE. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWESTERLY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG ACROSS WESTERN
  UTAH UNTIL A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA LATER THIS
  EVENING. WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF UTAH
  WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST BUT SLOWLY DIMINISH AFTER
  MIDNIGHT

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
  THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND FOR ALL
  VEHICLES EXPERIENCING CROSSWINDS ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS
  INTERSTATE 70 AND US 6. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND WAVES COULD
  CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON LAKE POWELL. WIND
  SENSITIVE OPERATIONS COULD 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.

&&

$$

UTZ005-061200-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120406T1200Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE
901 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING BEHIND A COLD
  FRONT. THE WINDS WILL PEAK AROUND MIDNIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY TAPERING
  OFF LATE TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
  THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND FOR ALL
  VEHICLES EXPERIENCING CROSSWINDS ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS
  INTERSTATE 80.

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
192 
WWUS75 KSLC 060549
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1149 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

UTZ015-016-060700-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120406T0600Z/
WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DELTA...FILLMORE...BEAVER...
CEDAR CITY...MILFORD
1149 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. A COLD FRONT HAS CROSSED NORTHWEST UTAH SWITCHING
WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. WINDS MAY REMAIN GUSTY INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...WITH SPEEDS REMAINING BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. 


$$

UTZ013-019>021-061000-
/O.EXT.KSLC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120406T1000Z/
SAN RAFAEL SWELL-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...ST GEORGE...
KANAB...ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
1149 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MDT FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MDT FRIDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF UTAH INCLUDING
  SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH...UTAHS DIXIE...LAKE
  POWELL...AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF
  DELTA...CEDAR CITY...ST GEORGE...KANAB AND HANKSVILLE AS WELL AS
  THE LAKE POWELL AREA. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWESTERLY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG INTO THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THESE WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS.THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...AND FOR ALL VEHICLES EXPERIENCING CROSSWINDS ON EAST-
  WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70. THE COMBINATION OF WIND
  AND WAVES COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON LAKE
  POWELL. WIND SENSITIVE OPERATIONS COULD 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.

&&

$$

UTZ005-061200-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120406T1200Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE
1149 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
  BEFORE SLOWLY TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS.THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES...AND FOR ALL VEHICLES EXPERIENCING CROSSWINDS ON 
  EAST-WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 80. 

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
185 
WWUS75 KSLC 060922
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
322 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

UTZ013-019>021-061030-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120406T1000Z/
SAN RAFAEL SWELL-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...ST GEORGE...
KANAB...ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
322 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN UTAH.

$$

UTZ005-061030-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120406T1200Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE
322 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST UTAH.

$$

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

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