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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

May 23, 2013

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this wind advisory at May 23, 2013, 8:49 AM MDT. It took effect at May 23, 2013, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 23, 2013, 8:49 AM MDT (14:49 UTC)
In effect from
May 23, 2013, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
May 23, 2013, 8:58 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.

715 
WWUS75 KSLC 231449
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
849 AM MDT THU MAY 23 2013

UTZ012>016-019>021-240000-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0009.130523T1800Z-130524T0300Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRICE...CASTLE DALE...EMERY...
GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...MANTI...RICHFIELD...DELTA...FILLMORE...
BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD...ST GEORGE...KANAB...ESCALANTE...
BULLFROG
849 AM MDT THU MAY 23 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

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

* AFFECTED AREA: CASTLE COUNTRY...THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...THE
  SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS...WEST CENTRAL UTAH...SOUTHWEST
  UTAH...UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK...SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH
  AND THE LAKE POWELL AREA.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
  MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND WILL
  REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: TRAVELERS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IN THESE AREAS MAY
  EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS...PARTICULARLY ON EAST-WEST ROUTES
  INCLUDING US-89 FROM KANAB TO LAKE POWELL AND INTERSTATE 70. IN
  ADDITION...BOATERS ON AREA LAKES INCLUDING LAKE POWELL SHOULD BE
  PREPARED FOR ROUGH CHOP.

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.

IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. 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
2 follow-up statements
026 
WWUS75 KSLC 232027
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
227 PM MDT THU MAY 23 2013

UTZ012>016-019>021-240300-
/O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130524T0300Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRICE...CASTLE DALE...EMERY...
GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...MANTI...RICHFIELD...DELTA...FILLMORE...
BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD...ST GEORGE...KANAB...ESCALANTE...
BULLFROG
227 PM MDT THU MAY 23 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: CASTLE COUNTRY...THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...THE
  SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS...WEST CENTRAL UTAH...SOUTHWEST
  UTAH...UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK...SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH
  AND THE LAKE POWELL AREA.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON INTO
  THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: TRAVELERS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IN THESE AREAS 
  MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS...PARTICULARLY ON EAST-WEST 
  ROUTES INCLUDING US-89 FROM KANAB TO LAKE POWELL AND 
  INTERSTATE 70. IN ADDITION...BOATERS ON AREA LAKES INCLUDING 
  LAKE POWELL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ROUGH CHOP. 

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.

IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. 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
260 
WWUS75 KSLC 240258
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
858 PM MDT THU MAY 23 2013


UTZ012>016-019>021-240400-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130524T0300Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRICE...CASTLE DALE...EMERY...
GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...MANTI...RICHFIELD...DELTA...FILLMORE...
BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD...ST GEORGE...KANAB...ESCALANTE...
BULLFROG
858 PM MDT THU MAY 23 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ALLOWED THE 
WIND ADVISORIES ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH TO EXPIRE AT 900
PM MDT.

GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
UTAH AT MID-EVENING. PEAK WIND SPEEDS HAVE BEEN SLOWLY BUT STEADILY
DECREASING DURING THE EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY STAY
SOMEWHAT ELEVATED OVERNIGHT...AND MAY INCREASE BRIEFLY LATER
TONIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL UTAH SURGES SOUTH THROUGH
THE REGION.

$$

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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