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Wind Advisory 35, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

October 17, 2012

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this wind advisory at Oct 17, 2012, 5:51 AM MDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 17, 2012, 5:51 AM MDT (11:51 UTC)
Expired
Oct 17, 2012, 11:09 AM MDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

The text

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

212 
WWUS75 KSLC 171151
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
551 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

UTZ012-013-171800-
/O.CON.KSLC.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121017T1800Z/
CASTLE COUNTRY-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRICE...CASTLE DALE...EMERY...
GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE
551 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: CASTLE COUNTRY AND THE EXTREME WESTERN PORTION 
  OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS 
  OF 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE STATE 
  ROUTE 10 CORRIDOR FROM NEAR PRICE SOUTH TO INTERSTATE 70.

* TIMING: STRONG AND QUITE GUSTY NORTHWEST DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL 
  CONTINUE IN THE ALONG THE STATE ROUTE 10 CORRIDOR THIS 
  MORNING. THE STRONGEST GUSTS MAY NOT DEVELOP UNTIL EARLY 
  THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY HEADING INTO THIS 
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS ALONG STATE ROUTE 10 WILL EXPERIENCE VERY 
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO THE STRONG AND GUSTY 
  CROSSWINDS. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE 
  OBJECTS THAT COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND CAUSE DAMAGE IN HIGH 
  WINDS.

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.

&&

$$

UTZ011-171800-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0035.121017T1151Z-121017T1800Z/
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUCHESNE...ROOSEVELT
551 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. 


* AFFECTED AREA: THE WESTERN UINTA BASIN

* WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH THIS
  MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE DURING THE LATE MORNING
  THROUGH AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: VERY STRONG WEST WINDS ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN PORTION OF
  THE UINTA BASIN WILL EXPAND EAST THROUGH EARLY MORNING. THESE
  WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY
  DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS: THESE STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS THROUGH THE UINTA BASIN FOR ALL LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.


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
1 follow-up statement
554 
WWUS75 KSLC 171709
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1109 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012


UTZ011-171815-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-121017T1800Z/
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUCHESNE...ROOSEVELT
1109 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN UINTA BASIN. WINDS SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

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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