High Wind Warning 1, NWS Grand Junction, CO

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1040 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014

COZ001-002-UTZ027-029-180300-
/O.CON.KGJT.HW.W.0001.140317T1800Z-140318T0300Z/
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN...
MEEKER...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS
1040 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

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

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6 
  PM. 

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  OF 50 TO 60 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELLING ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED
  ROADS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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.

PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES...HEART
DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY
INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION
DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST.

&&

$$

COZ006>008-011-014-020>022-UTZ022-024-180300-
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.140317T1800Z-140318T0300Z/
GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-
SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...
RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...
CARBONDALE...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...
GUNNISON...CIMARRON...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...
MANCOS...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...BLANDING...BLUFF...
MEXICAN HAT...VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...
RANDLETT
1040 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014

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

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

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6 PM.

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  FROM 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISED AREA.
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELLING ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED
  ROADS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART
DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY
INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION
DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST.

&&

$$

UTZ023-025-180300-
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.140317T1800Z-140318T0300Z/
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN
1040 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014

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

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

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6 
  PM. 

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  FROM 50 TO 60 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISED
  AREA. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELLING ON NORTH TO SOUTH 
  ORIENTED ROADS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART
DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY
INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION
DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST.

&&

$$

COZ003-009-017-UTZ028-180300-
/O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.140317T1800Z-140318T0300Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...RIDGWAY...
GLADE PARK...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
1040 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014

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

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

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6 
  PM. 

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  FROM 50 TO 60 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISED
  AREA. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELLING ON NORTH TO SOUTH 
  ORIENTED ROADS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART
DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY
INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION
DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST.

&&

$$

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
859 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014

COZ001-002-UTZ027-029-180400-
/O.EXP.KGJT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140318T0300Z/
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN...
MEEKER...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS
859 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT.

$$

COZ006>008-011-014-020>022-UTZ022-024-180400-
/O.EXP.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140318T0300Z/
GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-
SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...
RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...EAGLE...
CARBONDALE...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...
GUNNISON...CIMARRON...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...
MANCOS...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...BLANDING...BLUFF...
MEXICAN HAT...VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...
RANDLETT
859 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT.

$$

UTZ023-025-180400-
/O.EXP.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140318T0300Z/
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN
859 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT.

$$

COZ003-009-017-UTZ028-180400-
/O.EXP.KGJT.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140318T0300Z/
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...RIDGWAY...
GLADE PARK...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
859 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1133 PM MDT SUN MAR 16 2014

.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 256 PM MDT SUN MAR 16 2014

A LARGE RIDGE OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST HAS CAUSED AN ALMOST
PICTURE PERFECT DAY WITH A FEW CLOUDS UP NORTH AND THE OCCNL GUSTY
WIND BUT BY AND LARGE...A NICE DAY TO END THE WEEK. THIS ALL
CHANGES SIGNIFICANTLY TOMORROW WITH SOME SNOW RETURNING TO THE
MOUNTAINS THOUGH THE MOST NOTICEABLE CHANGE WILL BE THE RETURN OF
WINDY CONDITIONS TO EASTERN UTAH AND THE WESTERN SLOPE.

STARTING MONDAY MORNING...A STRONG SW-NE ORIENTED JET STREAK OF
120KTS WILL START MOVING ACROSS THE CWA SUPPORTING A STRONG COLD FRONT
AT THE SURFACE. BEFORE THIS HAPPENS...SWLY FLOW WILL ALLOW TEMPS
TO REACH SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE CLIMO. AS FAR AS PRECIP IS
CONCERNED...PROGRESSIVE MODEL RUNS HAVE LOWERED QPF AMTS WITH THE
FRONT SO HAVE FOLLOWED SUIT FOR THE NRN AND CENT MTNS WITH ABOUT 3
TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS STARTING AROUND NOON
WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED AROUND 6PM BEFORE SNOWFALL BECOMES
MORE OROGRAPHIC AND SHOWERY IN NATURE AS SUPPORT SHIFTS EASTWARD.
NAM12 DOES SHOW SOME CAPE WITH LI/S AROUND -2 FROM 3PM ONWARDS SO
SOME CONVECTION IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT COMPLETELY SOLD ON IDEA SO
LEFT MENTION OF TSTORMS OUT OF FORECAST. THOSE AREAS NOT NEAR THE
MTNS MAY SEE A PASSING SHOWER WITH FROPA OCCURRING BETWEEN NOON UP
NORTH AND 6PM DOWN SOUTH. H7 TEMPS IN THE PRE-FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT
MONDAY WILL VARY FROM 0C UP NORTH TO 3C DOWN SOUTH AND BY TUESDAY
MORNING...H7 TEMPS WILL HAVE DROPPED TO -10C TO -13C.

H7 WINDS START PICKING UP MONDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT APPROACHES
AND THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. H7 WINDS ARE FORECAST TO RUN BETWEEN 40
TO NEAR 60KTS IN SOME PLACES AND WITH GOOD MIXING EXPECTED DUE TO
CAA AND THE APPROACHING FRONT...SOME OF THESE WINDS WILL BE
REALIZED AT THE SFC. WILL ISSUE WIND ADVISORIES FOR ALL EASTERN UT
ZONES AND ALSO EXTREME NRN AND SRN VALLEY ZONES FROM NOON TOMORROW
THROUGH 9PM. QUITE POSSIBLE THAT MORE ZONES MAY NEED TO BE ADDED
WITH SOME HIGH WIND WARNINGS ALSO IN THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY
ESPECIALLY FOR OUR EXTREME NRN ZONES NEAR THE WYOMING BORDER.

.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 256 PM MDT SUN MAR 16 2014

UPPER TROUGH MOVING AWAY TO THE EAST ON TUESDAY LEAVING COLDER NW
FLOW OVER OUR AREA. COLD AIR INSTABILITY AND NORTHWESTERLY OROGRAPHICS
SHOULD KEEP ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER AND AROUND THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CO MTNS AND EASTERN UINTA MTNS IN RESIDUAL
MOISTURE. HIGH TEMPS ON TUESDAY WILL BE 10-15 DEGREES COLDER THAN ON
MONDAY. A TRAILING WAVE EMBEDDED IN THE CYCLONIC FLOWS COMES ACROSS
TUE NIGHT...BUT DIMINISHING MOISTURE AND THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING
SHOULD END ANY LINGERING SHOWERS TUE EVENING.

DRY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED WED-FRI AS THE FLOW ALOFT BECOMES MORE
WESTERLY. SOME MID/HIGH CLOUDS WILL STREAM IN FROM THE PACIFIC AS
DISTURBANCE TRACKS TO OUR NORTH THU-FRI. IT MAY BE A BIT BREEZY
ACROSS NW CO WED AND THU AFTERNOONS AS THIS DISTURBANCE PASSES.
MODELS SHOW A COUPLE OF EMBEDDED LOW-AMPLITUDE WAVES TRACKING A
LITTLE FARTHER SOUTH THIS WEEKEND FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION MAINLY OVER THE MTNS SAT-SUN.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1032 PM MDT SUN MAR 16 2014

WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CHANGE DRAMATICALLY OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP ACROSS THE REGION BY 18Z AHEAD OF
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTHWEST...AND -SHSN WILL
EXPAND OVER THE CENTRAL MTNS AS WELL. WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE OUT OF
THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST BUT FLIP TO THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH AS THE
FRONT PASSES BETWEEN 00Z AND 06Z MONDAY NIGHT. SURFACE WIND GUSTS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON...AND LIKELY APPROACHING 45 TO 50
KTS AT KCNY...KHDN...AND SURROUNDING AREAS WITH THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE. LLWS IS EXPECTED AT KEGE...KASE...AND KTEX IN THE
AFTERNOON ON MONDAY.

&&

.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

CO...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY COZ001-002-021-022.

UT...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY UTZ023-025.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY UTZ022-024-027-029.

&&

SHORT TERM...TGR
LONG TERM...JAD
AVIATION...JAM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
307 PM MDT SUN MAR 16 2014

COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-172115-
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS-
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
307 PM MDT SUN MAR 16 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

PLENTY OF SUNSHINE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF TODAY LEADING TO CLEAR
SKIES OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH AN
INCREASING CHANCE FOR RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY AND
INTO MONDAY NIGHT. SEVERAL WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR
EASTERN UTAH AND THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN VALLEYS OF COLORADO.
VALLEYS CAN EXPECT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WHILE THE MOUNTAINS
WILL LIKELY SEE WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS ON
TUESDAY AS WINDS DIMINISH. DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS ARE THEN
EXPECTED TO MOVE IN FOR THE REMAINDER OF WORK WEEK. THE NEXT
CHANCE FOR RAIN AND SNOW WILL ARRIVE OVER THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT...HOWEVER
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT EXCESSIVE WIND OR ANY OBSERVED
WIND RELATED DAMAGE TO THE GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST OFFICE.