Wind Advisory 19, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

Issued

Apr 26, 2012, 3:47 PM MDT (21:47 UTC)

In effect from

Apr 26, 2012, 7:00 PM MDT

Expired

Apr 26, 2012, 6:45 PM MDT

In force

Issued by

NWS Salt Lake City, UT

443 
WWUS75 KSLC 262147
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
347 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST DESERTS TONIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS NORTHWEST UTAH EARLY THIS
EVENING. AN INTENSE PERIOD OF PRECIPITATION ALONG THE FRONT WILL
BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS THROUGH THE BALANCE OF
THE EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

UTZ005-270800-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0019.120427T0100Z-120427T0800Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE
347 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM MDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM MDT
FRIDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS...
  INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 ACROSS THE SALT FLATS.

* WINDS: WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
  50 MPH.

* TIMING: THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SALT FLATS EARLY
  THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MID-
  EVENING AS PRECIPITATION MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. STRONG WINDS
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER
  MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS: LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE
  TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 80-
  ACROSS THE SALT FLATS.


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.UDOTTRAFFIC.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://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX

509 
WWUS75 KSLC 270045
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
645 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST DESERTS TONIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS NORTHWEST UTAH EARLY THIS
EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS THROUGH THE BALANCE OF THE EVENING THEN DIMINISH BY LATE
EVENING. 

UTZ005-270400-
/O.UPG.KSLC.WI.Y.0019.120427T0100Z-120427T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KSLC.HW.W.0008.120427T0045Z-120427T0400Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE
645 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS... 
  INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 ACROSS THE SALT FLATS. 

* WINDS: WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
  70 MPH.

* TIMING: THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SALT FLATS EARLY
  THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AND
  CONTINUE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING. 

* IMPACTS: LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA
  CAUTION OR AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING DUE
  TO THE STRONG WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 ACROSS THE SALT FLATS.


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.UDOTTRAFFIC.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://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX

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