Winter Storm Watch 7, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

748 
WWUS45 KSLC 171017
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
417 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...LARGE WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND...

.A LARGE AND COLD PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS
WEEKEND. THIS STORM WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF UTAH...THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS
OF NORTHERN UTAH AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH ABOVE
5000 FEET.

UTZ517-518-171800-
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/O.NEW.KSLC.WS.W.0007.120318T0000Z-120319T0600Z/
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE FORT...KOOSHAREM...FISH LAKE...
LOA...PANGUITCH...BRYCE CANYON
417 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA: THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF UTAH

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET. 
 
* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN
  BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY.
  PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY BEFORE
  DIMINISHING SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG RIDGELINES. THESE WINDS WILL
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS: WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE 
  CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF UTAH BEGINNING LATE SATURDAY 
  EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SOME BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG 
  EXPOSED RIDGELINES SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS.
USE CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN VISIBILITY DUE
TO BLOWING SNOW. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE
IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX.

&&

$$

UTZ006-007-009-010-171800-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.A.0007.120318T0000Z-120319T0600Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...PARK CITY...HEBER CITY...
WOODRUFF...RANDOLPH...MIRROR LAKE HIGHWAY...SCOFIELD
417 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS...THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS
  NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80...THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS AND THE
  WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS
  POSSIBLE FOR THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE
  MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY EVENING...THEN 
  BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. 
  PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY BEFORE 
  DIMINISHING SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG RIDGELINES. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS: WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS 
  PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH BEGINNING SATURDAY 
  EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SOME BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG 
  EXPOSED RIDGELINES SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

UTZ008-171800-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.A.0007.120318T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTA...BRIGHTON
417 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET
  WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 

* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY EVENING AND BECOME
  HEAVY AT TIMES LATER SATURDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY. SNOW
  WILL TAPER OFF FOR A BRIEF PERIOD SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN
  INCREASE AGAIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. SNOW WILL
  GRADUALLY DIMINISHING MONDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG RIDGELINES. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS: WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE 
  NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF UTAH BEGINNING SATURDAY EVENING AND 
  CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG EXPOSED 
  RIDGELINES SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

UTZ013-016-019>021-171800-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.A.0007.120318T0000Z-120319T0600Z/
SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...BEAVER...
CEDAR CITY...MILFORD...ST GEORGE...KANAB...ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
417 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH...THE SAN RAFAEL
  SWELL ABOVE 5000 FEET...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET IN
  UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK...AND THE LAKE POWELL AREAS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS
  POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY GREAT AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTH FACING TERRAIN.

* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SATURDAY EVENING AND BECOME 
  HEAVY AT TIMES LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. PERIODS 
  OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING 
  SUNDAY EVENING.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN NEAR 8000 FEET SATURDAY 
  EVENING AND WILL FALL TO NEAR 5000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW 
  LEVELS MAY FALL BELOW 5000 FEET FOR A TIME LATE SATURDAY 
  NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH AHEAD OF AND
  IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS
  PRECIPITATION INCREASES LATE SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS: WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE 
  NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF UTAH BEGINNING SATURDAY EVENING AND 
  CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...PRIMARILY ABOVE 5000 
  FEET. THIS INCLUDES THE SUMMITS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 SOUTH OF 
  THE JUNCTION WITH INTERSTATE 70 TO THE WASHINGTON COUNTY 
  LINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. 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

567 
WWUS45 KSLC 171605
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1005 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND...

.A LARGE AND COLD PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS
WEEKEND. THIS STORM WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF UTAH...THE MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS OF NORTHERN UTAH AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
UTAH ABOVE 5000 FEET.

UTZ007-009-010-180000-
/O.UPG.KSLC.WS.A.0007.120318T0000Z-120319T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KSLC.WS.W.0007.120318T0500Z-120319T0600Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODRUFF...RANDOLPH...
MIRROR LAKE HIGHWAY...SCOFIELD
1005 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE NORTHERN WASATCH MOUNTAINS...WESTERN UINTA
  MOUNTAINS...WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW. 

* TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS
  EVENING...THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
  PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY BEFORE
  DIMINISHING SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG RIDGELINES. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH SUNDAY BECOMING WESTERLY.

* IMPACTS: WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
  HIGHER ELEVATION ROADWAYS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH BEGINNING
  LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SOME
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG
  EXPOSED RIDGELINES SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN
VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX.

&&

$$

UTZ008-180000-
/O.UPG.KSLC.WS.A.0007.120318T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KSLC.WS.W.0007.120318T0500Z-120320T0600Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTA...BRIGHTON
1005 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA: THE SOUTHERN WASATCH MOUNTAINS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS
  EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS
  EVENING...THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
  PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY BEFORE
  DIMINISHING SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG RIDGELINES. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH SUNDAY BECOMING WESTERLY.

* IMPACTS: WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
  HIGHER ELEVATION ROADWAYS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH BEGINNING
  LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SOME
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG
  EXPOSED RIDGELINES SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN
VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX.

&&

$$

UTZ020-180000-
/O.UPG.KSLC.WS.A.0007.120318T0000Z-120319T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KSLC.WS.W.0007.120318T0500Z-120319T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANAB...ESCALANTE
1005 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA: SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KANAB
  AND ESCALANTE.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
  IS EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY GREAT AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTH FACING 
  TERRAIN.

* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND BECOME
  HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW
  WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING SUNDAY
  EVENING.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN NEAR 8000 FEET SATURDAY
  EVENING AND WILL FALL TO NEAR 5000 FEET LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
  SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL BELOW 5000 FEET SUNDAY.

* WINDS: STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH AHEAD OF AND 
  IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS 
  PRECIPITATION INCREASES LATE SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS: WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
  SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH INCLUDING ALONG US 89 LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN
VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX.

&&

$$

UTZ019-180000-
/O.UPG.KSLC.WS.A.0007.120318T0000Z-120319T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KSLC.WS.W.0007.120318T0500Z-120319T0600Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST GEORGE
1005 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA: UTAHS DIXIE ABOVE 4000. THIS WARNING DOES NOT
  INCLUDE THE ST GEORGE METRO AREA. IT INCLUDES ZION NATIONAL
  PARK...AND INTERSTATE 15 NEAR THE IRON COUNTY LINE.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
  IS POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY GREAT AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTH FACING 
  TERRAIN.

* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOME
  HEAVY AT TIMES LATE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. PERIODS
  OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING SUNDAY
  EVENING.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO NEAR 5000 FEET AFTER
  MIDNIGHT AND TO 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS ZION
  NATIONAL PARK...AND INTERSTATE 15 WELL NORTH OF ST GEORGE CLOSER
  TO THE IRON COUNTY LINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS. USE
CAUTION. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE
OF AN EMERGENCY.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX.

&&

$$

UTZ517-518-180000-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0007.120318T0000Z-120319T0600Z/
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE FORT...KOOSHAREM...FISH LAKE...
LOA...PANGUITCH...BRYCE CANYON
1005 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET
  ABOVE 8000 FEET. THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS ARE FORECAST TO RECEIVE 5 TO
  10 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
  LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING SUNDAY
  EVENING.

* WINDS: STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG RIDGELINES. THESE WINDS WILL
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS: WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE 
  CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF UTAH BEGINNING LATE 
  THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SOME 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY 
  ALONG EXPOSED RIDGELINES SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY 
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN
VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX.

&&

$$

UTZ016-180000-
/O.UPG.KSLC.WS.A.0007.120318T0000Z-120319T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KSLC.WW.Y.0019.120318T0500Z-120319T1700Z/
SOUTHWEST UTAH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD
1005 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM MDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MDT MONDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHWEST UTAH INCLUDING THE CITIES OF
  BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...AND MILFORD.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS
  EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY GREAT AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTH FACING
  TERRAIN.

* TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT
  INTO SUNDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY
  SUNDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN NEAR 8000 FEET SATURDAY
  EVENING WILL FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOOR BY SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH AHEAD OF AND 
  IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS 
  PRECIPITATION INCREASES LATE SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS: WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
  SOUTHWEST UTAH TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE SUMMITS
  ALONG INTERSTATE 15.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX.

&&

$$

UTZ006-180000-
/O.UPG.KSLC.WS.A.0007.120318T0000Z-120319T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KSLC.WW.Y.0019.120318T0500Z-120319T1700Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...PARK CITY...HEBER CITY
1005 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM MDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM
THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA: THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS INCLUDING THE CITIES
  OF HUNTSVILLE...PARK CITY...AND HEBER CITY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
  IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY
  EVENING...THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
  PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY BEFORE
  DIMINISHING MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
  WASATCH BACK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE
PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS.
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX.

&&

$$

UTZ013-021-180000-
/O.UPG.KSLC.WS.A.0007.120318T0000Z-120319T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KSLC.WW.Y.0019.120318T1200Z-120318T2300Z/
SAN RAFAEL SWELL-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...BULLFROG
1005 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 5 PM MDT SUNDAY
ABOVE 5000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 5 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.


* AFFECTED AREA: THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL AND LAKE POWELL AREA ABOVE
  5000 FEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS
  EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY GREAT AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTH FACING
  TERRAIN.

* TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUNDAY
  MORNING...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY BEFORE
  DIMINISHING LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN NEAR 6000 FEET SUNDAY
  MORNING...FALLING TO 4500 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH AHEAD OF AND 
  IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS 
  PRECIPITATION INCREASES LATE SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS: WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
  HIGHER TERRAIN ACROSS THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL AND NEAR LAKE POWELL.
  THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 70. BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW IS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX.

&&

$$

ROGOWSKI

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

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
905 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A MILD SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MUCH OF THE
GREAT BASIN THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY. A LARGE AND COLD PACIFIC
STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE SATURDAY AND REMAIN THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT.

&&

.DISCUSSION...THE LARGE COLD TROF IN THE ERN PAC IS DEEPENING
AND BEGINNING TO SHIFT INLAND THIS MORNING WITH LOWERING HEIGHTS
AND INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER OUR CWA.

CLOUDS ARE INCREASING FROM THE WEST AND RADAR IS INDICATING SOME
LIGHT PRECIP ACROSS THE FAR NORTH. EXPECT CLOUDS TO CONTINUE TO
OVERSPREAD THE AREA THRU THE DAY BUT ANY PRECIP WILL REMAIN
CONFINED TO THE FAR NORTH.

NO SURPRISES IN THE NEW 12Z NAM ON THE EASTWARD PROGRESSION AND
EVOLUTION OF THE ERN PAC TROF. STILL LOOKS LIKE A HIGH WIND EVENT
FOR THE WESTERN VALLEYS SAT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT AND THE BEST
PRECIP WITH THE FRONT LOOKS TO BE ACROSS THE SOUTH. THE ONLY
CHANGE WOULD BE PRECIP ACROSS THE SOUTH LINGERING INTO SUN
MORNING...RESULTING IN EVEN GREATER WATER AMOUNTS.

CURRENT WIND WATCH LOOKS GOOD AND AM LEANING TOWARDS UPGRADING TO
A WARNING THIS AFTERNOON...AND ADDING ADVISORY HIGHLIGHTS FOR
EASTERN VALLEYS. AM ALSO CONSIDERING WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS FOR
THE SOUTH WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ABOVE ABOUT
5000 FT BUT WILL EXAMINE THE FULL SUITE OF 12Z GUIDANCE FIRST.

NO UPDATES PLANNED AT THIS TIME.

&&

.AVIATION...SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY GUSTY AT THE KSLC
TERMINAL THROUGH 20Z TODAY...WITH GUSTS GREATER THAN 30 MPH BECOMING
MORE LIKELY. PRIMARY FORECAST CHALLENGE IN THE SHORT TERM FOCUSES ON
A POTENTIAL SWITCH TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 20Z-02Z TIMEFRAME. AT
THIS TIME IT IS 50 PERCENT SPLIT...WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR TRENDS.

&&

.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
     FOR UTZ002>005-014>016-019.

WY...NONE.
&&

WILENSKY/MERRILL

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

FOR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY/GENERAL/AFD_FAQS.PHP (ALL LOWER CASE)

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
449 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012

UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-171200-
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-CASTLE COUNTRY-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
449 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND BRINGING
WITH IT STRONG SOUTH WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.

RAIN AND SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY WITH PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO SNOW IN THE WESTERN VALLEYS
ON SUNDAY.

SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

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