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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

April 15, 2013

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this wind advisory at Apr 15, 2013, 4:31 AM MDT. It took effect at Apr 15, 2013, 2:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 15, 2013, 4:31 AM MDT (10:31 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 15, 2013, 2:00 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 16, 2013, 4:00 AM MDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

The text

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

534 
WWUS75 KSLC 151031
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
431 AM MDT MON APR 15 2013


UTZ020-021-151800-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0004.130415T2000Z-130416T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANAB...ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
431 AM MDT MON APR 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: KANE COUNTY FROM KANAB TO LAKE POWELL

* WINDS:WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  50 MPH POSSIBLE

* TIMING: 2PM UNTIL 9PM

* IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITIES MAY OCCUR DUE TO BLOWING SAND AND
  DUST. 



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON LAKE POWELL SMALL BOATS
WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

$$

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
4 follow-up statements
099 
WWUS75 KSLC 151657
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1057 AM MDT MON APR 15 2013

UTZ020-021-160300-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0004.130415T2000Z-130416T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANAB...ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
1057 AM MDT MON APR 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: KANE COUNTY FROM KANAB TO LAKE POWELL

* WINDS:WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING STRONG AND
  GUSTY AT TIMES INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITIES MAY OCCUR DUE TO BLOWING SAND AND
  DUST. CHOPPY WAVES ARE EXPECTED ON LAKE POWELL.

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.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA
LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATER AND GENERATE
LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR
PERSONAL SAFETY...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE
THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

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
915 
WWUS75 KSLC 160209
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
809 PM MDT MON APR 15 2013

UTZ019-160600-
/O.EXB.KSLC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130416T0600Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST GEORGE
809 PM MDT MON APR 15 2013

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

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

* AFFECTED AREA: UTAHS DIXIE REGION ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHWEST UTAH.

* WINDS:WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE THE BALANCE OF THE EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL
  LATE THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BEGINNING
  AROUND MIDNIGHT.
  
* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON ALL ROADWAYS THROUGH THE ADVISORY
  AREA THIS EVENING.

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.


&&

$$

UTZ020-021-160600-
/O.EXT.KSLC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130416T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANAB...ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
809 PM MDT MON APR 15 2013

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. 

* AFFECTED AREA: EXTREME SOUTHERN UTAH FROM KANAB IN KANE COUNTY
  TO THE LAKE POWELL AND GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA.

* WINDS:WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
 
* TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH THE BALANCE
  OF THE EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITIES MAY OCCUR DUE TO BLOWING SAND AND
  DUST. STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 89 IN KANE
  COUNTY. CHOPPY WAVES ARE EXPECTED ON LAKE POWELL.

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.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA
LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATER AND GENERATE
LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR
PERSONAL SAFETY...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE
THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

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
139 
WWUS75 KSLC 160551
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1151 PM MDT MON APR 15 2013

UTZ020-021-160700-
/O.EXP.KSLC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130416T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANAB...ESCALANTE...BULLFROG
1151 PM MDT MON APR 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL UT ALONG WITH THE LAKE POWELL AREA. BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT BUT REMAIN WELL BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.



$$

UTZ019-161000-
/O.EXT.KSLC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130416T1000Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST GEORGE
1151 PM MDT MON APR 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MDT TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MDT TUESDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: UTAHS DIXIE REGION ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHWEST 
  UTAH. 

* WINDS: WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY DROP OFF DURING THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON ALL ROADWAYS THROUGH THE ADVISORY
  AREA THIS EVENING...INCLUDING THE I-15 CORRIDOR.  

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
528 
WWUS75 KSLC 160948
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
348 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

UTZ019-161100-
/O.EXP.KSLC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130416T1000Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST GEORGE
348 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
UTAHS DIXIE. BREEZY WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE
MORNING...BUT REMAIN 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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Sources

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