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Wind Advisory 22, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this wind advisory at May 17, 2012, 4:22 AM MDT. It took effect at May 17, 2012, 2:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 17, 2012, 4:22 AM MDT (10:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 17, 2012, 2:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 17, 2012, 10:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
552 WWUS75 KSLC 171022 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 422 AM MDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST EXPECTED... .A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO CENTRAL NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN AS IT APPROACHES THE UTAH BORDER LATER THIS EVENING. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RAMP UP SIGNIFICANTLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SPEEDS REMAINING STRONG INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. WINDS WILL PEAK JUST PRIOR TO SUNSET THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. UTZ016-019-172200- /O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0022.120517T2000Z-120518T0400Z/ SOUTHWEST UTAH-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD... ST GEORGE 422 AM MDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWEST UTAH AND UTAHS DIXIE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHWEST UTAH...UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: BREEZY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS MORNING...WITH SPEEDS MAKING A NOTED INCREASE BECOMING STRONG FOR THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWIND CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON ALL EAST- WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. ADDITIONALLY STRONG WINDS INTERACTING WITH DRY SOILS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...WITH VISIBILITIES FALLING TO UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... HTTP://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
2 follow-up statements
060 WWUS75 KSLC 172104 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 304 PM MDT THU MAY 17 2012 UTZ016-019-180400- /O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120518T0400Z/ SOUTHWEST UTAH-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD... ST GEORGE 304 PM MDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHWEST UTAH...UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWIND CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON ALL EAST- WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. ADDITIONALLY STRONG WINDS INTERACTING WITH DRY SOILS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...WITH VISIBILITIES FALLING TO UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 31 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSSWINDS WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT... HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX. && $$ 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
847 WWUS75 KSLC 180404 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1004 PM MDT THU MAY 17 2012 UTZ016-019-180515- /O.EXP.KSLC.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120518T0400Z/ SOUTHWEST UTAH-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD... ST GEORGE 1004 PM MDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWEST UTAH BUT WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. $$ 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 9:59 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | SLC | Grand, San Juan | 35 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.