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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

September 16, 2013

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this wind advisory at Sep 16, 2013, 3:08 PM MDT. It took effect at Sep 17, 2013, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 16, 2013, 3:08 PM MDT (21:08 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 17, 2013, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Sep 17, 2013, 9:27 PM MDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

The text

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

415 
WWUS75 KSLC 162108
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
308 PM MDT MON SEP 16 2013

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS WESTERN UTAH...

.AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH NEVADA ON TUESDAY
BEFORE ENTERING NORTHWEST UTAH TUESDAY EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS
WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THIS FRONT AS A RESULT...BECOMING STRONG
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING ACROSS THE
WESTERN VALLEYS. THIS FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA LATER TUESDAY
EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SWITCHING WINDS TO STRONG AND
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS FOR A BRIEF TIME BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE
NIGHT.

UTZ003>005-015-016-170515-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0013.130917T1800Z-130918T0600Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-
SOUTHWEST UTAH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE...LEHI...
PROVO...NEPHI...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE...DELTA...FILLMORE...
BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD
308 PM MDT MON SEP 16 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TUESDAY NIGHT. 


* AFFECTED AREA: THE SOUTHWEST...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN
  DESERTS. THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH
  IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST 25 TO
  35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH LATE EVENING INTO THE 
  OVERNIGHT.

* TIMING: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG TUESDAY AFTERNOON
  CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL
  SWITCH WINDS TO A STRONG NORTHWEST BRIEFLY BEFORE DISSIPATING.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON EAST-
  WEST ORIENTED ROADS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INTERSTATE
  80...US HIGHWAY 6 AND STATE ROUTE 21. BLOWING DUST IS EXPECTED
  AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER 1 STATUTE MILE IN LOCALIZED
  AREAS IN WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN UTAH.



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
3 follow-up statements
803 
WWUS75 KSLC 171001
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
401 AM MDT TUE SEP 17 2013

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS WESTERN UTAH...

.AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH NEVADA TODAY
BEFORE ENTERING NORTHWEST UTAH THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS
WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THIS FRONT AS A RESULT...BECOMING STRONG
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING ACROSS THE
WESTERN VALLEYS. THIS FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING
INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SWITCHING WINDS TO NORTHWEST AND
REMAINING GUSTY FOR A BRIEF TIME BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE NIGHT.

UTZ003>005-015-016-172300-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0013.130917T1800Z-130918T0600Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-
SOUTHWEST UTAH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE...LEHI...
PROVO...NEPHI...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE...DELTA...FILLMORE...
BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD
401 AM MDT TUE SEP 17 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE SOUTHWEST...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN
  DESERTS...AND THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH
  IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE
  EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* TIMING: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG TUESDAY AFTERNOON 
  CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL 
  SWITCH WINDS TO A STRONG NORTHWEST BRIEFLY BEFORE 
  DISSIPATING.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON 
  EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO 
  INTERSTATE 80...US HIGHWAY 6 AND STATE ROUTE 21. BLOWING 
  DUST IS EXPECTED AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER 1 
  STATUTE MILE IN LOCALIZED AREAS IN WEST CENTRAL AND 
  NORTHWESTERN UTAH.

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
569 
WWUS75 KSLC 172033
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
233 PM MDT TUE SEP 17 2013

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS WESTERN UTAH...

.STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTHWEST. 

UTZ003>005-015-016-180600-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130918T0600Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-
SOUTHWEST UTAH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE...LEHI...
PROVO...NEPHI...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE...DELTA...FILLMORE...
BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD
233 PM MDT TUE SEP 17 2013

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. 

* AFFECTED AREA: THE SOUTHWEST...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN 
  DESERTS...AND THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 
  MPH THROUGH THE EVENING...SWITCHING TO THE 
  NORTHWEST LATE EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* TIMING: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. PASSAGE
  OF THE COLD FRONT WILL SWITCH WINDS TO A STRONG NORTHWEST
  BRIEFLY BEFORE DISSIPATING.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON 
  EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO 
  INTERSTATE 80...US HIGHWAY 6 AND STATE ROUTE 21. BLOWING 
  DUST IS EXPECTED AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER 1 
  STATUTE MILE IN LOCALIZED AREAS IN WEST CENTRAL AND 
  NORTHWESTERN UTAH. 

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
349 
WWUS75 KSLC 180327
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
927 PM MDT TUE SEP 17 2013


UTZ003>005-015-016-180430-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130918T0600Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-
SOUTHWEST UTAH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE...LEHI...
PROVO...NEPHI...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE...DELTA...FILLMORE...
BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD
927 PM MDT TUE SEP 17 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS FROM THIS AFTERNOON HAVE GRADUALLY
DECREASED DURING THE EVENING HOURS. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS COULD
BRIEF DEVELOP AGAIN ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE STATE
BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT.

$$

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 15, 6:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCGarfield66 min
Sep 15, 6:38 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningSLCGarfield3 hr
Sep 16, 4:08 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningSLCGarfield4 hr

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Sources

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